US, Taliban to sign pact on 29th February
Afghan, international and Taliban forces will observe the reduced violence period beginning at midnight (1930 GMT), an Afghan official and Taliban leaders said earlier
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Macron asks Turkey to clarify ambiguous stance on Islamic State
French President Emmanuel Macron accused Turkey on Tuesday of working with Islamic State proxies and said Ankara’s ambiguity toward the group was detrimental to its NATO allies fighting in Syria and Iraq.
Pakistan is still looking for strategic depth with a dual approach to Afghanistan
The recent visit of President Ghani to Pakistan was a message of regional reconciliation, but the insurgents launched a terrorist attack targeting one of the military units of the Ministry of Defense. This very likely was planned in Pakistan, and the implication is that Pakistan has not given up its vicious game
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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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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 does not provide any financial, political, or military assistance to the Taliban’
‘In Syria, with assistance from Russian Federation, this phenomenon of ISIL was demolished. We thought that after living in Syria these fighters will go to other countries, and we wanted to demolish there, not in Russia,”
Understanding President Ghani’s Peace Jirga
Afghans know that peace and counter-terrorism mission in Afghanistan is inextricably entwined with international politics as also with Pakistan’s game of terror sponsorship.
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Belt and Road Forum: the legitimate concerns in various countries along the BRI routes have finally found their way to the Chinese
China is gradually becoming a “European” power; apart from Washington and Moscow now Europe has another big foreign player in the region.
NATO AT 70: A REVIEW
Even though NATO has evolved over the years, at 70 it seems to be plagued with crisis
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