China both worries and hopes as US departs Afghanistan
In the U.S. departure from Afghanistan China has seen the realization of long-held hopes for a reduction of the influence of a geopolitical rival in what it considers its backyard.
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August 19, 2021 Jeremy Corbyn backed withdrawal from Afghanistan – now wants UK to ‘play its part’
The Taliban’s political leaders are believed to be making their way to Kabul in order to finalise the outfit’s takeover of Afghanistan. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the Taliban’s founding members, had been in Qatar, having been released from prison in 2018 to help facilitate the peace process with the US. Pictures this week showed Taliban members entering […]
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July 13, 2021 Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces’ collapse
Last autumn, with the departure of American troops from Afghanistan looming after the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban, several of the most senior security officials in Kabul urged President Ashraf Ghani to make some hard choices.
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July 5, 2021 The Taliban are making gains in Afghanistan – and showing off their progress to the world
The Taliban in Afghanistan have been making big strides in grabbing territory over the past few days and weeks particularly targeting the north – a long way away from their traditional homelands in the south.
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