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Guinée : qui est Mamady Doumbouya, le lieutenant-colonel qui a renversé Alpha Condé ?

À la tête des forces spéciales, ce militaire a pris le pouvoir par la force dimanche 5 septembre. Ancien légionnaire français, rentré en Guinée il y a à peine trois ans, il avait réussi à obtenir la confiance d’Alpha Condé, contre lequel il s’est retourné. Ce dimanche 5 septembre, il …

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Now for the Hard Part: The Taliban Face Financial Headwinds

Finance will need to be at the centre of decision-making not only in Western capitals, but also in Taliban-controlled Kabul. Not even the most pessimistic predictions anticipated the speed with which the Taliban would overrun the incumbent regime in Afghanistan, but it was always certain that the US military withdrawal …

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Russia Defines Its Post-Takeover Role in the Afghan Conflict

Russia looks to the Taliban as a stabilising force in Afghanistan – and this may mean formal recognition of the new regime in the country. During the farewell meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow last month, Putin spoke in public about the Taliban …

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The Painful Choices Facing the NATO Coalition Over Afghanistan

The choices that NATO, the US and the UK now face in Afghanistan when dealing with the Taliban will involve unpleasant compromises, but it is necessary for Western governments to start deciding on their priorities and considering their options. The collapse of the Afghan government and the subsequent crisis in …

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The Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan: Opportunities and Challenges for Pakistan

Recent developments in Afghanistan constitute a strategic gain for Pakistan, at least for the moment. In more than 40 years of civil strife, war and instability in Afghanistan, it would not be wrong to say that its neighbours have often pursued their own strategic interests by manipulating the Afghan political …

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Putin Hopes Afghanistan’s Taliban Will Be ‘Civilized’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he hopes the Taliban will behave in a “civilized” manner in Afghanistan so the global community can maintain diplomatic ties with Kabul. “Russia is not interested in the disintegration of Afghanistan. If this happens, then there will be no one to talk to,” Putin …

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Iran Warns Of Possible Military Action In North Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

A senior IRGC commander cautioned the local residents of the Kurdistan Region in north of Iraq to stay away from the strongholds of terrorists, because Iran is planning crushing military attacks against terrorist groups which create insecurity at the border areas. During a visit to the IRGC military bases in …

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Afghanistan: Ignominious Retreat – Analysis

United States (US) Army Major General Chris Donahue, Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, became the last US service member to leave Afghanistan, when he boarded a C-17 transport plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on August 30, 2021. The last US troops thus left Afghan soil exactly …

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Afghanistan: Taliban Claim Victory Over Resistance, Massoud Vows To Continue Fight

The Taliban said road links to Panjshir valley are now open, and food and other supplies can now be transported. Soon after declaring they had taken over the valley and ended remnants of resistance against their rule, the group said electricity, cellphone and internet services would be restored soon. “Thank …

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Holdout region of Panjshir poses a challenge for the Taliban

The Taliban said on Monday they had taken control of all of Afghanistan – including the Panjshir Valley, the historic Tajik bastion that neither the Soviets in the 1980s nor the Taliban in the 1990s were able to conquer. But resistance leader Ahmad Massoud – son of legendary anti-Taliban commander …

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