What Does NATO Withdrawal from Afghanistan Mean for Regional Actors?
... NATO allies is quickly being filled by several regional players. Some states, such as Pakistan, hope to take advantage of longstanding ties to the Taliban to exert considerable... ... 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... ... 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...