This development aligns with shifts in U.S. foreign policy, particularly as the United States aims to reduce its direct military involvement in the Middle East, Damas Post writes. The training of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Avenger air defense systems by U.S. forces in northeastern Syria represents a significant …
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The Taliban’s Afghan Drug Ban Hasn’t Slowed Europe’s Heroin Trade
In April 2022, less than a year after it took power in Kabul, the Taliban announced it would prohibit the cultivation, production, trafficking, trade and consumption of all narcotics in Afghanistan. At the time, many observers were skeptical of both the group’s sincerity, due to the revenues it had long …
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The recent statement by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dismissing the remarks made by Pakistan’s envoy about the potential for a 9/11-style attack originating from Afghanistan, has sparked widespread debate. The Ministry’s assertion that such a threat is more likely to originate from Pakistan rather than Afghanistan is not …
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