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Moves to marginalise the Haqqani group indicate that it is losing the support of external sponsors Saudi Arabia and, to an extent, Pakistan.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB255079
ISSN: 2633-304X
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However, a Taliban spokesman also denounced the meeting and its message. The movement has yet to respond to government appeals for talks, partly because several Taliban factions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235212
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Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265641
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Muhibbullah Babunagari represents a relatively moderate faction within the hard-line organisation. Junaid Babunagari was long hostile to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Awami…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263859
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Kashmir has witnessed violent public protests and clashes with security forces since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani on July 8 by Indian security forces. At…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212824
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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…