Канцлер Ангела Меркель здійснила свій останній візит до України як голова уряду Німеччини. Уже наприкінці вересня німці отримають черговий кабінет міністрів на чолі з новим керівником. За протоколом усе добре: Меркель була удостоєна однієї з найвищих державних нагород – ордена Свободи, провела кілька перемовин, пообідала та сказала своє останнє «прощавай» …
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Od západních politiků jsme v poslední době slyšeli slova zklamání nad tím, že Afghánci nebyli ochotni bránit demokracii a svoji zemi. Rozčarování nad tím vyjádřili i čeští politici, stejně jako řada komentátorů. Malá ochota Afghánců bránit hodnoty, které my na Západě pokládáme za zcela zásadní, bývá většinou připisována kulturním rozdílům, …
Read More »6 major figures to lead Taliban through critical process
All eyes now turned on 6 important figures who will guide Taliban’s major decisions as group prepares to form government Though the Taliban’s ultimate decision-making body is a 26-member leadership council, or Rahbari Shura, six figures stand out for their top positions in the insurgent group. The Taliban have come …
Read More »ANALYSIS – Afghanistan comes full circle with return of Taliban
With the dramatic sweep of the Taliban across Afghanistan in the face of crumbling resistance from the Ashraf Ghani regime, the wheel of history has turned full circle. In the end, the 180,000 Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, and a police force with 150,000 personnel, besides an air force …
Read More »Taliban invite South Korea to tap Afghanistan’s mineral wealth
US had asked to use its military bases in South Korea to house Afghan refugees, says Seoul The Taliban said Afghanistan and South Korea can mutually benefit from the war-torn country’s untapped mineral fields as the group seeks to strengthen economic ties with the East Asian nation reputed for its …
Read More »Panjshir resistance digs in to defend key valley from Taliban
Atop a craggy mountain that has withstood foreign invaders for decades, anti-Taliban fighters fire a mounted heavy machine gun into a deep valley. They are members of the National Resistance Front (NRF) — the most prominent Afghan opposition group to emerge since the Taliban captured Kabul nine days ago.
Read More »Kā pārmaiņas Afganistānā ietekmēs Tadžikistānu un citas Centrālās Āzijas valstis
Praktiski visu 21. gadsimtu ASV un tās sabiedroto militārā klātbūtne Afganistānā nodrošināja Centrālās Āzijas autoritāro, bet reliģiski laicīgo režīmu stabilitāti. Amerikāņu klātbūtne Afganistānā bija liels šķērslis radikālā islāma izplatībai ārpus Afganistānas. Radikālais islāms nevarēja iespiesties citās Centrālās Āzijas valstīs, jo talibi bija nodarbināti ar cīņu pret amerikāņiem un to atbalstītās …
Read More »Afghan Interpreters in Hiding, Desperate to Get Out
Desperate mass evacuation efforts in Afghanistan make it clear nothing went according to plan. There are multiple tragedies unfolding all at once. Will every American get out? How many Afghan nationals, who were promised American protection, will be rescued? And what about the future of everyone else under Taliban rule, …
Read More »How Afghanistan withdrawal could lead to a harder policy against China
Biden is getting attacked on all sides for putting its ‘credibility’ on the Taiwan issue at risk. Will he cave to it? In an interview on Wednesday, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked President Biden whether the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan called into question the credibility of America’s commitment to …
Read More »To Start Democracy In Afghanistan, We Need To Stop Pakistan – OpEd
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban arrived in Kabul and the Afghan President fled the country. A week earlier, the Taliban barely had half the country under their control. Afghanistan is often called the ‘graveyard of empires’, since from the British Empire in the 19th century to the USSR in …
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