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    Americans not doing enough on security

    15 Aug 2021

    The withdrawal from Afghanistan could be the worst US debacle of the 21st century. The first was, of course, the war on Iraq, which destabilised the whole of this region. Other debacles could follow as this century is still young. The rapid collapse of Afghanistan

    Taliban return, Afghanistan in deep trouble

    15 Aug 2021

    Twenty years after they melted away as the United States-led NATO troops entered Kabul, the Taliban soldiers stood at the gates of power. The elected government of President Ashraf Ghani has surrendered, and the Taliban are negotiating with the government

    India’s dilemma as Afghanistan roils in uncertainty

    23 Aug 2021

    India is yet to formulate a coherent policy on Afghanistan which fell into Taliban’s lap last week even before all US troops were out of the country. It was in 2001 that the US and some of its allies sent troops to Afghanistan to oust the Taliban regime, which had

    UAE’s sterling role in Afghan evacuation

    23 Aug 2021

    The insecurity in Afghanistan is just not of the political kind. The takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban has triggered an unspeakable fear of the unknown among the residents, particularly among the women. The Taliban have vowed to respect the

    Do we need a European Union Army now?

    05 Oct 2021

    Proposals for a European Union (EU) army have re-emerged after the Afghan fiasco — but many member states still remain ‘hard to convince, about its feasibility.

    Lasting peace should be goal in Afghanistan

    01 Mar 2020

    The agreement signed between the United States and the Taliban after a seven-day period of reduced violence in Afghanistan does send a positive signal, but hurdles

    India’s big diplomatic challenge – Taliban in Afghanistan

    09 Sep 2021

    The exit of Americans from Afghanistan at the end of August, the departure of former Afghanistan president Ashraf Ghani a few days earlier have clearly been a setback for India,

    Afghan talks and India’s ‘Diplomacy by Default’

    16 Mar 2021

    It is exactly a decade since President Barack Obama set the deadline to start withdrawing troops from Afghanistan. Even then, Obama recalled how the 2001 Bonn conference had only “provisionally” installed Hamid Karzai in Kabul. We all know how long

    Afghanistan: It was always going to end this way

    05 Jul 2021

    The security situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating, prompting many to second-guess President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US troops by Sept. 11. This is an understandable emotional reaction, but it isn’t supported

    No peace treaty in Afghan as US war nears end

    02 Jul 2021

    As the last US combat troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, the question arises: When is the war really over? For Afghans the answer is clear but grim: no time soon. An emboldened Taliban insurgency is making battlefield gains, and prospective

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