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Why Russia Faces Another Islamic Terror Front 
NBC News, October 18, 2015 All eyes are on Russia's expanding military operation in Syria, but it is not the only place where President Vladimir Putin appears to be expecting trouble from terrorists. Russia last week sent gunships to its...
Wednesday, November 11 2015
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The Rise of Taliban Diplomacy 
The Rise of Taliban Diplomacy How are the Taliban and Kabul faring in their diplomatic tug-of-war over Afghanistan’s neighbors? By Ahmad Bilal Khalil, January 03, 2017 Since the formation of the Afghan National Unity Government (NUG), the regional competition...
Thursday, January 12 2017
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What led to the fall of Kunduz? 
DW A day after Taliban insurgents overran the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, government forces have launched a counter-offensive aimed at retaking the first provincial capital in the South Asian nation to fall to the Islamic extremists since they...
Wednesday, November 11 2015
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Kunduz and the Many Failures in Afghanistan
The New York Times, October 01, 2015 ON Monday, Taliban forces took the northern city of Kunduz. In Kabul, the mood was grim. The Parliament summoned security chiefs for questioning and accused the government of incompetence. Meanwhile, news photos...
Wednesday, October 07 2015
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Can China Assert Itself in Afghanistan? 
The Diplomat, August 28, 2015 Confirmation of Mullah Omar’s death has confused an already difficult picture in Afghanistan. Precarious relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have been pushed even closer to breaking point, and the one bright spot, that of...
Monday, September 07 2015
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Why Afghanistan matters for U.S. 
CNN By James B. Cunningham and Ryan Crocker August 25, 2015 We arrived in Kabul in the summer of 2011 to assume the leadership of the American Embassy. The U.S. military surge had been completed and was beginning to...
Monday, September 07 2015
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