At least five senior Taliban officials from the public health ministry, including a close aide to their minister, have been arrested by Taliban intelligence over corruption, three sources familiar with the matter said. Those detained include Noorullah Darwish, Taliban’s head of documents and communications at the ministry, along with four other officials working in or around the Taliban minister’s office. […]

Taliban said on Thursday they would hold “comprehensive and responsible” talks with Pakistan in China, as the two sides seek to ease tensions after weeks of cross-border fighting. In a statement, the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that it had sent what it described as a mid-level delegation to the Chinese city of Urumqi, where talks with Pakistani officials were expected […]

En saignant à blanc l’arsenal américain grâce à des drones bon marché et des missiles à bas coût, l’Iran a involontairement écrit la stratégie dont la Chine a besoin pour vaincre son plus grand adversaire : la guerre en Iran a donné à la Chine la clé pour vaincre les États-Unis. Dans une analyse qui circule avec l’urgence de documents […]