Afghanistan
Ethnic factors will shape Afghan Taliban factionalism
The Taliban supreme leader met ethnic Tajik and Uzbek members of the Taliban in northern Afghanistan
AfghanistanAfghan refugees in Iran will face more violence
Afghan refugees face deportation from 17 provinces in Iran
IranIntra-Taliban rivalry will intensify in Afghanistan
The make-up of the Taliban delegation to a key recent meeting highlighted the group’s factional divides
AfghanistanAfghanistan and West will remain at a distance
The latest UN-backed meeting of special envoys on Afghanistan spotlighted the curbs on women and girls in the country
AfghanistanRussia will cooperate more with Afghan Taliban
Moscow is among the players engaging substantially with the emirate
AfghanistanAfghan drug ban may be close to unravelling
The Taliban appear divided over whether to uphold the ban on the production, use and trafficking of drugs
AfghanistanAid will be crucial to Afghan flood response
Flooding has caused widespread devastation, especially in the north
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