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1 – 10 of 13The 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
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Meanwhile, long-standing opposition groups such as the National Resistance Front (NRF) and Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) have re-launched armed campaigns within Afghanistan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282926
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The firms aim to extract gold, lead, zinc, iron ore and copper across several Afghan provinces. Earlier this year, Afghanistan agreed a major contract relating to oil extraction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282083
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In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made certain comments about cross-border terrorism and territorial integrity that were widely perceived as barbs directed at…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280864
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However, at the end of the month, US President Joe Biden made comments suggesting that the Taliban are helping to drive al-Qaida out of Afghanistan. Moreover, the UN Assistance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280654
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IRAN: Economic ties with Central Asia are improving
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES271494
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RUSSIA/CHINA: India and Pakistan will balance SCO
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES197988
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The reported offer, made to Taliban negotiators in Qatar, looked like an act of desperation as Ghazni, 130 kilometres south of Kabul, fell to the Taliban, who subsequently took…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263455
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Relations are recovering rapidly from three years of estrangement, though so far there is little economic substance to the friendlier atmospherics. Tajik Foreign Minister…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244397
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Russia's engagement with the Taliban.