US, Taliban and Qatar officials seen during a meeting in Doha, Qatar [Qatari Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters]
Ahmed Rashid, Al Jazeera: Is an Afghan peace deal finally within grasp?
The path to peace is still long and tedious, but today Afghans have more reason to be hopeful than ever before.
After 16 days of talks in the Qatari capital Doha, US and Taliban negotiators have wrapped up their longest round of negotiations on March 12, signalling concrete progress towards a peace deal to end the 17-year-old war in Afghanistan.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- March 13, 2019
Q&A: After marathon Afghan talks, is peace at hand? -- Kathy Gannon, AP
We’re now heading for a no-deal Brexit – but not just yet -- Robert Peston, The Spectator
EU pros and cons of delaying Brexit beyond March 29 -- Gabriela Baczynska, Reuters
The Hanoi Summit – We Asked 79 Experts What Happens Next in U.S.-North Korea Relation -- Harry J. Kazianis and John Dale Grover, National Interest
New Zealand's Government divided ahead of pivotal report on Chinese political interference -- Robert Burton-Bradley, ABC News Online
In the Gulf, China plays to win but US has upper hand -- Michael B. Greenwald, The Hill
Iran's Supreme leader paves way for hardline protégé -- Mahmoud Pargoo, Asia Times
Is Algeria on the cusp of freedom, or does Bouteflika have one last play? -- Jason Burke, The Guardian
Algeria’s army takes page from Egyptian playbook -- Alison Tahmizian Meuse, Asia Times
Egypt to supply Sudan with electricity -- Rasha Mahmoud, Al-Monitor
Can there be a peaceful exit from the Venezuelan crisis? -- George Ciccariello-Maher, Al Jazeera
UN issues dire warning on the deadly effects of pollution -- DW
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