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Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance writer. OpinionEconomic isolation is pushing Afghanistan deeper into crisis Without regional initiatives, Kabul may become haven for extremist groups Women and children wait to see a... [1]

Kabir Taneja is a research fellow in the Observer Research Foundation's strategic studies program in New Delhi. [2]

Afghan people sit along the tarmac as they wait to leave the Kabul airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021, after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city's airport trying to flee the group's feared hard... (confirmed by 2 sources) [3]

Afghanistan turmoilAfghan chaos mounts as ISIS-K tries to tarnish Taliban triumph Taliban and US forces find common enemy in radical Islamic State affiliate Kabul street patrol: As the Taliban seeks accommodations with the West and China, it is being... [4]

Afghanistan turmoilTaliban quietly forming regular army to make Afghanistan a state With help from China and Pakistan, new Kabul ruler aims to counter ISIS-K threats The Taliban hold a military parade with equipment captured from the U.S. [5]

FREDERICTON, Canada/ISLAMABAD -- Concern is growing that the Islamic State group's branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan could lash out far beyond its home turf or inspire others to do its bidding. [6]

Andrew North is a freelance journalist based in Tbilisi. He has reported widely across the Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. He is a regular commentator on Asian affairs. [7]

Biden's Asia policyUS exit from Afghanistan underscores pivot from terror to China Biden administration frees up more military resources for Indo-Pacific A U.S. soldier observes an area in Afghanistan's Paktika Province in 2012. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-04-24 · 53% match

Economic isolation is pushing Afghanistan deeper into crisis

Imran Khalid is a Karachi-based geostrategic analyst and freelance writer. OpinionEconomic isolation is pushing Afghanistan deeper into crisis Without regional initiatives, Kabul may become haven for extremist groups Women and children wait to see a

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-08-03 · 58% match

Afghanistan is now an Asian problem

Kabir Taneja is a research fellow in the Observer Research Foundation's strategic studies program in New Delhi.

[3] MM burma.irrawaddy.com · 2021-08-31 · 53% match

AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT

Afghan people sit along the tarmac as they wait to leave the Kabul airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021, after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city's airport trying to flee the group's feared hard

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-09-15 · 52% match

Afghan chaos mounts as ISIS-K tries to tarnish Taliban triumph

Afghanistan turmoilAfghan chaos mounts as ISIS-K tries to tarnish Taliban triumph Taliban and US forces find common enemy in radical Islamic State affiliate Kabul street patrol: As the Taliban seeks accommodations with the West and China, it is being

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-12 · 51% match

Taliban quietly forming regular army to make Afghanistan a state

Afghanistan turmoilTaliban quietly forming regular army to make Afghanistan a state With help from China and Pakistan, new Kabul ruler aims to counter ISIS-K threats The Taliban hold a military parade with equipment captured from the U.S.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2023-04-07 · 50% match

ISIS-K threat rising from Afghanistan casts shadow over the West

FREDERICTON, Canada/ISLAMABAD -- Concern is growing that the Islamic State group's branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan could lash out far beyond its home turf or inspire others to do its bidding.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-12-23 · 50% match

Donald Trump's reckless Afghanistan retreat

Andrew North is a freelance journalist based in Tbilisi. He has reported widely across the Middle East, South Asia, and Central Asia. He is a regular commentator on Asian affairs.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-04-16 · 50% match

US exit from Afghanistan underscores pivot from terror to China

Biden's Asia policyUS exit from Afghanistan underscores pivot from terror to China Biden administration frees up more military resources for Indo-Pacific A U.S. soldier observes an area in Afghanistan's Paktika Province in 2012.

[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 54% match

U.S. stands with Burma, Iraq, Nigeria

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-07-02 · 48% match

Taliban defy West at U.N. talks while China, Russia eye closer ties

NEW DELHI -- As the Taliban continue to bump heads with the West over the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan, China and Russia are softening their stance against the regime. Afghanistan turmoilTaliban defy West at U.N.

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