How the Taliban Guard Afghanistan’s Border (and What It Says About Their Regime)
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Decoding the Taliban’s Anti-Persianism
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The Taliban Are Diverting Aid, But How Much?
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This Week in Asia: August 4, 2023
China’s J-20 Gets Another Upgrade By Rick Joe Updates on the 5th-gen fighter’s WS-15 engine, …
Afghanistan in China’s Grand Strategy
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A Very Quiet Meeting in Doha: US Officials Meet With Taliban Representatives
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Hassan Abbas on the Return of the Taliban
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What Makes the Taliban Ban Everything?
A Taliban fighter stands guard as a woman walks past in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. …
The Cost of Uzbekistan’s ‘Pragmatic’ Taliban Policy
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With Ban on Beauty Salons, Taliban Continue to Shrink Women’s Rights in Afghanistan
Advertisement The supreme leader of the Taliban’s de facto government, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has imposed …