India-U.S. Relationship Sours: Pivoting East
If President Trump understood India’s geopolitical context or valued the long-term relationship between India and the U.S., he would rely less on Twitter and more on tact.
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Afghanistan
We do not accept a constitution made under the threat of B52 bomber: Taliban source
Excerpts from an exclusive interview given by a Taliban source to a local Afghan media group after the last round of Doha talks
Afghan women ‘must be heard at the table in the peace process and beyond’ UN deputy chief to Security Council
Afghan women have “paid a high price” during their country’s nearly four decades of conflict, the United Nations deputy chief said on Friday, addressing the Security Council a day after Kabul had been hit with a fresh round of “horrific” bomb attacks.
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“Any future peace deal will be done through the Afghan government only”
Face to face with Tahir Qadiry, Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Afghanistan in New Delhi.
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‘Women at the centre’ must for inclusive peace in Afghanistan: UN deputy chief
The UN deputy chief issued an impassioned plea on Sunday for Afghans to reconcile with the past and put “women at the centre” of all efforts to forge a durable peace, and a truly inclusive political process where women’s voices are truly heard.
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Can Trump’s tricks settle the Syrian conflict?
While Trump has been posting tweets for his electorate, the U.S.-led international coalition carried out another air raid on the residential area in Idlib province, apparently against Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) units.
“Doha process a failure for the US, they have been unable to force Taliban to a ceasefire’
The Taliban believes that such attacks will provide an opportunity for it to bargain from a position of greater strength and derive maximum concessions from the talks.
Russia funded and equipped Taliban in the north: Former Taliban commander
The Russian ambassador to Kabul Alexander Mantetskey, said: “We will never endeavor to finance and equip the armed opposition groups who are fighting against Afghanistan government and its security forces because equipping and supporting this group has no benefit.
India – Iran: Riding the crest of political commotion
Though the overall history of Indo-Iranian relationship is not dull and unsavoury yet there have been intermittent periods of closeness as well as of distancing from each other temporarily.
Presidential elections in Afghanistan a ‘key moment’: UNAMA Chief
“Afghanistan cannot afford a contentious and protracted post-election crisis”: UNAMA chief
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