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1 – 10 of 11The Taliban were invited but refused to attend. There was no decision on appointing a UN special envoy for Afghanistan as mandated recently, although UN Secretary-General Antonio…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285495
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban want production to expand to 19,000 b/d shortly. They are counting on the extractives sector to help boost revenue and shore up the flailing economy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284299
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JORDAN/SYRIA: Amman may step up cross-border strikes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284122
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The Taliban have outlawed the production, use and trafficking of all illicit drugs. The opium ban surprised many observers who doubted that the Taliban would risk the detrimental…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279968
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The meeting included discussion on how to tackle the crisis created by the Taliban government’s ban on Afghan women working for the UN. On May 6, the fifth…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278959
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The arrests are connected with continuing tensions with Iran, stemming from an attack on Azerbaijan’s embassy in Tehran in January. They have profound implications for Azerbaijani…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278867
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Together with Syrian government budget cutbacks, the decreased Russian presence has resulted in an increase in inter-communal clashes, forced disappearances, demonstrations and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272593
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LEBANON/ISRAEL: New tensions bring rising risk
Long-term patron Riyadh has become increasing impatient with Beirut in recent years, largely because of the growing dominance of Tehran-linked factions. This year, Saudi Arabia…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262449
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Anti-drugs rhetoric from senior Taliban figures is intended to allay such concerns, but a sustainable anti-opium strategy would be difficult and destabilising for the Taliban to…