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Meeting of International Kandahar Dialogue on Afghanistan’s Search of Peace and Prosperity

On September 16, 2021, Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research and Development in Islamabad (Pakistan) held a remote meeting of the international Kandahar Dialogue on Afghanistan’s search of peace and prosperity. On September 16, 2021, Asian Institute of Eco-civilization Research and Development in Islamabad (Pakistan) held a remote meeting of the international Kandahar Dialogue on Afghanistan’s search of peace ...

17.09.2021

Afghanistan may face famine because of anti-Taliban sanctions

According to the expert, statistics from recent years show that annual assistance to Afghanistan amounts to about five billion US dollars, but this sum is not enough to satisfy the needs of the country’s population Afghanistan may face a food crisis under the Taliban (outlawed in Russia) rule because this movement is under sanctions ...

14.09.2021

American weapons in Taliban hands

Washington’s abandonment of ammunition and armory in Afghanistan is in direct violation of the existing UN sanctions regime The hasty withdrawal of the U.S. forces from Afghanistan attests to both the indifference of the U.S. administration as regards the future of Afghanistan as a state and the neglect ...

13.09.2021

Afghanistan in the Grip of Sanctions

Restrictive measures against the Taliban now affect the country as a whole The fall of the Afghan government amid the withdrawal of American troops and the capture of most of Afghanistan by the Taliban raised a number of questions regarding international and unilateral sanctions. Since 1999, the Taliban have been under UN sanctions. Restrictive measures have been applied to the movement by the United States, the European Union ...

10.09.2021

Turkish Geopolitics and the Kabul Airport Saga

Having overcome the formerly heated rejections by the Taliban of its proposed role at the airport, Turkey portends the closer integration of Afghanistan into its familiar geopolitical agendas The Taliban’s ultimate agreement to a prominent Turkish security presence at Afghanistan’s only airport completes an important power-play for the latter. Ankara wishes to establish itself as a ...

10.09.2021

The Role and Place of the Taliban on the Global Map of Islam: Challenges and Threats

... Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) in August 2021 has raised a number of questions about how the world community should deal with the organization, an ardent proponent of Islam that calls for an all-out Sharia system to be established in Afghanistan. As a case in point here, many experts and media outlets refer to the Taliban as either a structure linked to the terrorist Islamic State (banned in Russia) or as a legitimate Sharia state, much like Saudi Arabia or Iran. The group is seen ...

09.09.2021

The Fall of Kabul and the Balance of Power in Greater Eurasia

The coming to power of a radical religious movement in Afghanistan in the mid-1990s prompted an attempt by the United States to consolidate its ability to determine the development of world politics We do not know if peace in Afghanistan becomes a reality. However, right now, for the first time in the ...

02.09.2021

Hanns Seidel Foundation Round Table on Geopolitical Consequences of the Afghan Crisis

... Seidel Foundation held an international round table on the geopolitical consequences of the Afghan crisis. The event was attended by experts, politicians and public figures from Germany, France, Great Britain, Pakistan, and Russia. Russia’s position on Afghanistan was presented by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General.

02.09.2021

A Tale of Two Interventions: Why Russia Succeeded in Syria When U.S. Failed in Afghanistan

The Kremlin succeeded in making its presence in Syria stable, financially affordable and generally acceptable to the Russian public. The White House failed to do the same in Afghanistan The U.S. intervention in Afghanistan was launched in October 2001 to be nearly two decades long. Russia’s military operation in Syria was launched in September 2015, and it has been going on for six years. Both powers justified their interventions ...

30.08.2021

Events in Afghanistan Discussed at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea

The discussion focused on the following issues: the latest events in Afghanistan and their consequences for neighboring countries, the international situation in general, as well as current problems in relations between Russia and the Republic of Kore On August 26, 2021, Mikhail Konarovsky, RIAC Member, Ambassador Extraordinary ...

28.08.2021
 

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