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Modi and Akhundzada FRENEMIES: A Strategic Pivot to Contain Pakistan

  • Post author:Bruna Amuy
  • Post published:24/02/2026
  • Post category:PEACE/WAR AND PEACE

India and the Taliban engagement is particularly driven by overlapping security interests to limit Pakistan’s influence and prevent militant threats. Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader, seeks diplomatic normalization and economic…

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Muttaqi is Mild amid significant international pressure

  • Post author:Livia Migliorini
  • Post published:09/03/2022
  • Post category:HOT or NOT

Taliban Foreign Minister Muttaqi attends “successful” talks with representatives of Western governments Muttaqi receives pressure from the international community to meet human rights and inclusivity requests Support from China and…

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Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim is blazing as the leading voice of diplomacy in the Middle East

  • Post author:Covadonga Romero
  • Post published:15/10/2021
  • Post category:HOT or NOT

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addressed the UNGA in September, urging the international community to dialogue with the TalibanDoha has gained a reputation as “the Geneva of the Middle East”,…

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The United States’ custom-built enemy: The Taliban

  • Post author:Justin Morgan
  • Post published:10/09/2021
  • Post category:Made in History

The Taliban, a Pashtun Islamic extremist group, has regained complete territorial control after 20 years of insurgency.While spending trillions on battling the Taliban, the United States played an indisputable role…

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Trump’s Attempt to Make Frenemies of the Taliban – A failed, convenient peace plan

  • Post author:Daniel Bloch
  • Post published:16/03/2020
  • Post category:WAR/WAR AND PEACE

+ The Coronavirus has sent US markets into freefall  + Sharing the news cycle was Trump’s peace plan with the Taliban  + Was this really an effort to end the…

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Monday (March 2nd): The US Withdrawal Specialist

  • Post author:Joshua Dario Hasenstab
  • Post published:02/03/2020
  • Post category:DAILY

Zalmay Khalilzad Name? Zalmay Khalilzad Westphalian identity? United States of America (born Afghan) Age? 68 Why is he in the news? He was the top US diplomat responsible for brokering…

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