Archive for August 23rd, 2024

Afghanistan’s Necessity To Utilize Domestic Facilities And Alternative Trade Routes, Bypassing Pakistan – Analysis

According to recent reports, Pakistan has increased tariff taxes on Afghan fruits from 15,000 to 60,000 PKR per ton, an increase sixfold this time. Meanwhile, in another move, Pakistan has not allowed Afghanistan’s 300 trucks loaded with Afghan fruits and vegetables between Afghanistan-Pakistan ports due to the absence of a temporary permit to enter Pakistan, a document to be issued […]

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How Qatar’s Mediation Diplomacy Elevated The Taliban To The Seat At Kabul – Analysis

As the Taliban celebrated three years of its reign in power, many scholars still ponder on how the group rose to take the seat at Kabul; some still jittered from the memories of evacuation on the dawn of 15 August 2021. The group undoubtedly had favourable factors behind their successful takeover, but the significance of Qatar cannot simply be ignored […]

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Can the Bangladesh Police Recover?

On August 11, a high official in the Bangladesh police resigned, noting the force has transformed into a “public enemy.” In his resignation letter, Md Moniruzzaman, an additional deputy inspector general with the Tourist Police in Khulna-Barisal, said, “Over the past 10 years, I was compelled to carry out illegal orders from ministers linked to the Awami League (AL) government.” […]

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America’s ‘self-defeat’ in Afghanistan

When World War II ended – not in a “ceasefire” or a “responsible exit strategy” or a “peace deal” but with the unconditional surrender of America’s enemies – the United States determined to create a new world order. That required the transformation of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Imperial Japan into free and friendly nation-states. And that, in turn, required […]

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UAE accepts Islamic Emirate’s ambassador

The United Arab Emirates’ foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday that Saif Abdulla Alshamisi, Assistant Undersecretary for Protocol Affairs, accepted credentials for Badruddin Haqqani, the new ambassador of Afghanistan to the UAE. Alshamisi wished the Islamic Emirate’s ambassador success in his post and in enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation between the UAE and Afghanistan. The ministry stated that the […]

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