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Afghanistan in 2023: Taliban internal power struggles and militancy
[BrookingsInstitute] Afghanistan in 2023 will be shaped by whether or not the Taliban...the Pashtun equivalent of men... ’s supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada  ...Former deputy to Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour, now The Big Man Himself..., retains his tight grip on all decisionmaking. The second crucial dynamic will be terrorism and militancy. The Taliban is unlikely to get a better handle on the Islamic State Posted by: trailing wife 2023-02-12 |
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