Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov that the Taliban will not permit any foreign country to establish a military base in Afghanistan, including the former US airbase at Bagram, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported Tuesday. In a meeting on the sidelines of the 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan in Moscow, Muttaqi said […]
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Moscow Format participants reject foreign military presence in Afghanistan
Representatives from 10 countries attending the 7th Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan reaffirmed their support for a stable and independent Afghanistan and rejected any deployment of foreign military infrastructure in the country or its neighbors, according to a joint statement issued Tuesday. The meeting, held on October 7, brought together senior officials and special envoys from Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, […]
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Beijing’s Reluctance to Engage With the U.S. Military Has Never Been More Dangerous On October 24, 2023, a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber was flying a nighttime mission in international airspace over the South China Sea when it was intercepted by a Chinese fighter jet. In a series of dangerous high-speed maneuvers, the jet pilot flew within ten feet of […]
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