India Warily Welcomes the Taliban
When Amir Khan Muttaqi, the foreign minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, met with his Indian counterpart, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, in New Delhi on Oct. 10, the ...
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The Deep Roots of Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Violence
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Afghanistan and Pakistan reach a fragile cease-fire after a deadly spate of border violence, India’s Russian oil imports remain a ...
Taliban Foreign Minister Spends the Week in India
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to New Delhi reflects a remarkable turnaround in ties, South Asia views the ...
How Trump Could Get Bagram Back
It’s not every day that a U.S. president publicly demands the return of a military base from a former adversary. But that’s exactly what happened last week, when President Donald ...
Beijing Leads Effort to Block U.S. from Reclaiming Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Friday that China is leading the effort to prevent the United States from regaining control of Bagram air base in Afghanistan. The ...
Trump’s Aim to Take Back Afghan Air Base Doesn’t Make Sense
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: U.S. President Donald Trump escalates a demand that the Taliban hand over Bagram Airfield, South Asian leaders arrive in New ...
President Trump demands Bagram Air Base back, threatens Afghanistan: ‘BAD THINGS ARE GOING TO HAPPEN!’
President Donald Trump has ratcheted-up his demand for Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan and is now threatening the Taliban who took it over when the US pulled out of the country ...
Elderly British Couple Return Home After Taliban Release
(AFP) — An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday. Peter Reynolds, 80, and ...
Trump Names Afghanistan, India, China, and 20 Other Nations Illegal Drug Threats
President Donald Trump submitted a “Presidential Determination” document to Congress on Monday that identified 23 nations – including Afghanistan, India, China, Venezuela, and Pakistan – as major producers of illegal ...
Rep. Burchett and Gaza Protester Get Into Physical Altercation on Capitol Hill
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) was briefly caught in a physical altercation with a demonstrator Thursday near the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill. The encounter began when the protester ...
