Afghanistan
Russia's aid-for-rights offer may not win over Taliban
At talks in Moscow, the Taliban were effectively offered aid in exchange for good governance, not formal recognition
AfghanistanInternational aid approach to Afghanistan takes shape
The G20 has met to agree how to channel aid to Afghans without going through the Taliban
AfghanistanAfghan Taliban take pragmatic approach to US ties
After a first meeting with US officials, the Taliban government insists it will not be pressured on domestic policy
AfghanistanAfghan drug production could boom
Afghanistan has perfect conditions for the production not just of opium, but also methamphetamine
AfghanistanTaliban politics will hinder international acceptance
Preoccupied with internal power-sharing, the Taliban do not seem inclined to do what it takes to secure foreign funding
AfghanistanIslamic State attacks will focus Taliban on vengeance
A series of urban attacks by Islamic State has prompted the Taliban to strike at urban as well as rural terrorist cells
AfghanistanMost Central Asian states are comfortable with Taliban
Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan are eager to engage with the Taliban; Tajikistan has many more reservations
Central AsiaAfghan Taliban penalties defy international community
The head of Afghanistan’s penal system says the Taliban will go back to cutting off offenders' limbs
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