Ruchi Kumar and Hikmatullah Noori, Asia Times: Afghans upset at being left out of peace talks
US-Taliban talks raise fears that political and social progress in recent years may be lost
The recent round of talks between the US government and Taliban leaders in Qatar has renewed hopes for peace in Afghanistan, a country plagued by nearly four decades of war.
However, peace talks with the militant group also raised concerns among Afghan citizens with regard to the political and social achievements of the last 18 years, made after the fall of the Taliban in 2001.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- February 11, 2019
Afghanistan Backlash: What to Expect in the Aftermath of the West's Departure -- Michael Rubin, National Interest
Trump-Kim summit to focus on NKorea nuke complex, US rewards -- Hyung-Jin Kim, AP
Donald Trump's Real Foreign Policy Has Arrived -- Jacob Heilbrunn, National Interest
‘All options’ has little meaning when it comes to U.S. military intervention -- William M. Arkin, Military Times Times
How a Forever War Ends -- Kori Schake, The Atlantic
Iran's revolution: Political quake still shaking Middle East -- AFP
Australia ramps up rivalry with China for influence in the Pacific -- Natalie Whiting and Stephen Dziedzic, ABC News Online
Taiwan's Balancing Act -- Eric Heginbotham & Rajan Menon, National Interest
No-deal Brexit could sink much of Asia -- David Hutt, Asia Times
Gas, guns and pragmatism: Putin’s foreign policy -- Alexander Kruglov, Asia Times
How Venezuela Turns Its Useless Bank Notes Into Gold -- Pons & Ramirez, Reuters
Venezuela Crisis: Why China Will Ultimately Turn On Maduro -- Santiago Villa, El Espectador/World Crunch
As El Chapo deliberations drag on, the unthinkable is asked – can he get off? -- Ed Vulliamy, The Guardian
Why is the El Chapo jury taking so long -- Ruth Brown, NYPost
German Regulators Just Outlawed Facebook's Whole Ad Business -- Emily Dreyfus, Wired
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