AFGHANISTAN: A SPECULATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ITS POTENTIAL FUTURE
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The withdrawal of Western influence from Afghanistan had at first shocked then surprised the world. Though the transition to the new government was not without problems the Taliban began displaying a very new face to the world. China, Russia and Iran along with Turkey were the quickest to respond to the new reality presenting itself in Afghanistan. Pakistan too was hard on their heels. The western alliance of states, still licking their wounds, were much tardier in their responses, careful to avoid any sign of support and couching their words with veiled threats and warnings and often with barely concealed insults.
AFGHANISTAN: A SPECULATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ITS POTENTIAL FUTURE
AFGHANISTAN: A SPECULATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ITS…
AFGHANISTAN: A SPECULATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ITS POTENTIAL FUTURE
The withdrawal of Western influence from Afghanistan had at first shocked then surprised the world. Though the transition to the new government was not without problems the Taliban began displaying a very new face to the world. China, Russia and Iran along with Turkey were the quickest to respond to the new reality presenting itself in Afghanistan. Pakistan too was hard on their heels. The western alliance of states, still licking their wounds, were much tardier in their responses, careful to avoid any sign of support and couching their words with veiled threats and warnings and often with barely concealed insults.