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The corridor of power

In January, rumours swirled around policy and security circles that China intended to build a military base in the Little Pamirs, a remote mountainous section of the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan that forms a narrow wedge bordering China, Tajikistan, and Pakistan. A journey to the Little

By Suzanne Levi-Sanchez

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Ceasefire in Afghanistan: the first win for peace

For the first time, the Afghan government and the Taliban have agreed on a ceasefire in the 17 years–long conflict that has made Afghanistan one of the most violent places on the planet. Both parties unilaterally announced the temporary armistice. The halt to hostilities has provided a glimmer

By Mohib Iqbal

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Indonesia’s “Islamic diplomacy” seeks to broker an Afghan peace

Indonesia is set to host talks among Indonesian and Afghan Islamic clerics in Bogor, south of Jakarta, at the end of March. This dialogue, part of Indonesia’s bid to mediate the peace process in the long-standing Afghan conflict, will involve the Indonesian Ulema Council and Afghanistan

By Ahmad Rizky M. Umar

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Militia blues: How many more armed groups does Afghanistan need?

For long-time observers of Afghanistan, déjà vu happens with such frequency that one feels trapped in a never-ending farcical nightmare. This is why news of a mid-September visit to India by a joint US-Afghan military delegation to see whether the model of the Indian Territorial Army could work

By Susanne Schmeidl

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Afghanistan: US offers Pakistan yet another ‘last chance’

Following US President Donald Trump's address on Afghanistan policy in August, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing that the US is willing to work with Pakistan 'one more time' in Afghanistan. In another hearing, General Joseph Dunford, Chairman

By Hussain Nadim

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Neither friend nor foe: Pakistan, the United States and the war in Afghanistan

The Trump administration's Afghanistan policy suggests that the United States will exert greater pressure on Pakistan, but no amount of US foreign assistance or coercion is likely to change Pakistan's behaviour, especially while its security establishment continues to view US

By Hussain Nadim

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Why Australia should send more military advisers to Afghanistan

Australia has an interesting record on troop commitments over the last two decades. We have committed, withdrawn, and recommitted at an eye-watering rate. One has trouble identifying the overarching strategy that should lie behind such activity. In East Timor, we committed brilliantly at short

By Jim Molan

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Getting the juice to flow in Afghanistan's private sector

It is widely acknowledged that private sector growth is essential to increasing the amount and variety of economic opportunities in any given society. In fragile economies such as Afghanistan, private sector development plays an essential role in recovery and progress, providing livelihoods and

By Sayed Nasrat

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Afghanistan: Big power disagreements add to instability

Afghanistan has long suffered from interference by neighbouring and regional states. Despite the presence of international military forces, the donation of billions of dollars in aid, and commitments from the United States, United Nations, and NATO to uphold the development, territorial integrity,

By Mirwais Jalalzai

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The corridor of power

Ceasefire in Afghanistan: the first win for peace

Indonesia’s “Islamic diplomacy” seeks to broker an Afghan peace

Militia blues: How many more armed groups does Afghanistan need?

Afghanistan: US offers Pakistan yet another ‘last chance’

Neither friend nor foe: Pakistan, the United States and the war in Afghanistan

Why Australia should send more military advisers to Afghanistan

Getting the juice to flow in Afghanistan's private sector

Afghanistan: Big power disagreements add to instability

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