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Mansour killing may serve to strengthen Afghan Taliban

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AFGHANISTAN

Pentagon spokesperson Peter Cook in a statement labelled Mullah Mansour a "key obstacle to peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan", referring to his repeated refusals to…

Prospects for Afghan peace talks are dwindling

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AFGHANISTAN

The attack was an attempt to undermine the nine month old national unity government headed by President Ashraf Ghani, who is already losing public confidence since the cabinet is…

Unlikely Afghan opposition bloc is weighing up tactics

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AFGHANISTAN

A new political opposition in Afghanistan.

Islamabad may compromise with Pakistani Taliban

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PAKISTAN

The TTP, emboldened by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, has intensified its insurgency in recent weeks. The group was formed in 2007 in North Waziristan, at that time part of…

Parallel efforts to ease Myanmar crisis could clash

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MYANMAR

Indonesia, the group’s 2023 chair, has in recent months engaged with different sides in the conflict behind closed doors. Separately, on April 25, a small group of regional…

Government instability will be endemic in Nepal

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NEPAL

KP Sharma Oli’s Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) left the ruling coalition that was formed shortly after the November general election when it became clear that…

Lahore blast augurs uptick in India-Pakistan tensions

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INDIA/PAKISTAN

Pakistan last week accused India’s foreign intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), of orchestrating the attack. Delhi denies the allegation. Meanwhile, there…

Civil-military dynamic will fuel Myanmar’s crisis

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MYANMAR

The military continues to crack down heavily on anti-coup protesters. Its leaders have long regarded civil society as a threat to Myanmar’s unity and security.

China and India constrain Nepal’s decision-making

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NEPAL

Nepal's deliberations on key policy issues.

India's Afghan role will be less than Pakistan fears

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AFGHANISTAN/INDIA

Indian policy on Afghanistan.