What Does NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan Mean for Regional Actors?
... Taliban to exert considerable influence over the Afghan peace process and to gain the upper hand over regional rivals namely, India. States such as Turkey and Iran stand to benefit (to some degree) from the internal instability of Afghanistan. For Turkey,... ... Asian neighbors and that it may be forced to play a greater military role in the region as the primary security guarantor for CSTO allies. These countries have been actively engaging with the Taliban and the Kabul government, hedging their bets in anticipation ...