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Russia hosts Taliban in bid for greater influence in Afghanistan
[ARABNEWS] They may be arch rivals but now the Talibs and Russia have a common enemy and purpose ‐ to see departure of the US troops from Afghanistan after more than 17 years of war that has spread of extremism and deep mistrust of the presence of American forces.As part of its effort to revive influence in its former backyard, Moscow plans to hold a regional conference on the Afghan grinding of the peace processor on Sept. 4, a gathering that is highly likely to feature discussion on the fate of American soldiers in the country. The Taliban ...Arabic for students... has confirmed it will attend the meeting, but Afghanistan's Caped President Ashraf Ghani  ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. ..has refused to participate. ISIS’s affiliates, despite numerous offensives by Afghan and US troops in recent months, have stepped up their attacks and conducted far more sophisticated strikes in major cities, including northern areas close to the border with Central Asia. "Any debate held in regional or other countries about Afghanistan, especially about the grinding of the peace processor, needs to be structured under the auspices of the Afghan government. We are not attending," Afghan Foreign Ministry front man Sibghat Ahmadi told Arab News on Thursday. Posted by: Fred 2018-08-24 |
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