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China’s cautious quest to draw Afghanistan back into the fold
China’s cautious quest to draw Afghanistan back into the fold

Written by Sarah Godek

By increasing relations at a slower pace, China’s government makes a safer long-term bet on Afghanistan that forgoes short-run gains to ensure greater security that could protect longer-term benefits in the future.

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High road to China? A road to the Afghan-Chinese border is not what it might seem
High road to China? A road to the Afghan-Chinese border is not what it might seem

Written by Franz J. Marty

While local reactions to the road are overwhelmingly positive, not everyone is happy though. Some Kyrgyz are apparently disillusioned by their past experience of promises of development in the Little Pamir that never materialised and remain sceptical that the road will change this.


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Taliban’s rapid territorial gains: The future of the post-US Afghanistan
Taliban’s rapid territorial gains: The future of the post-US Afghanistan

Written by Abdul Basit

The gap and the lack of trust between Afghanistan’s political and military leadership have equally contributed to the Afghan security forces’ poor performance against the Taliban’s ground offensive. It is a well-known fact that several units of the Afghan security forces were not fighting by making arrangements with the Taliban, such as staging fake operations.

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