The Taliban Know Afghanistan's Peace Negotiations End In An Islamic Emirate
2020-08-16
By Marvin Weinbaum
A strong dose of realism is overdue for an Afghan people and international community visibly exhausted by years of conflict and yearning for a political settlement. Efforts to achieve a negotiated peace with the Taliban have for too long survived on wishful thinking. The faintest progress is often applauded as the harbinger of a breakthrough. Reasonable skeptici
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Peace in Afghanistan is possible, but only when the US is willing to walk away from its Taliban deal
2020-08-11
By Michael Rubin
It has now been almost six months since the United States entered into a peace deal with the Taliban. On Sunday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Vice President Amrullah Saleh announced that they had completed the lop
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Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-US Relations
2020-07-30
By Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili
Changes in Uzbekistan are driving geopolitical dynamics in Afghanistan and in the region. There is increased US diplomatic engagement in Central Asia as Afghanistan prepares for potential peace with the Taliban. There is also a new US strategy towards Central Asia. Uzbekistan has now opened itself up to relations with Afghanistan, something that was
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Afghan Peace Talks: 4 Possible Outcomes
2020-07-25
By Jason Criss Howk
A Taliban spokesperson said the Taliban movement will be ready for intra-Afghan peace negotiations by the next Eid. Eid al Adha is expected to be celebrated around the world on Friday, July 31. It is fitting that this Islamic celebration is in remembrance of the sacrifice that Ibrahim was willing to make by offering to sacrifice his son Ismail. The up
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Why do Muslim states stay silent over China’s abuse of the Uighurs?
2020-07-07
By Nick Cohen
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