Diplomacy

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  Diplomacy

  2021-10-13

  Kazakhstan envisions Almaty as regional hub for Afghan aid

  The UN has approved a proposal by the Kazakh president to create a humanitarian hub in Almaty to deliver international aid to Afghanistan.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-10-05

  Taliban takeover puts relationship with Iran on the rocks

  Iran appears to have preferred the Taliban, which Tehran supported militarily for years, as an opposition force in Afghanistan. Now with the Taliban in power, Iran is singing a different tune.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-09-24

  China pledges 'unconditional' support for Taliban while Afghans lose freedoms

  While much of the world has adopted a wait-and-see approach to engagement with the Taliban, China has shown it is ready to build -- or buy -- friendly relations with the group.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-09-23

  US to donate another 500 million COVID vaccine doses, totalling over 1 billion

  The pledge from President Joe Biden at the COVID-19 summit brings the total US commitment of donated vaccine doses to 1.1 billion -- more than the rest of the world combined.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-09-15

  US evacuates nearly 500 Afghan citizens, military personnel from Uzbekistan

  The airlift follows the historic evacuation of over 123,000 people from Afghanistan by US and coalition aircraft.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-09-10

  30 years after Soviet collapse, Central Asian republics forge new path

  In the past, Central Asian countries were influenced heavily by outside powers, particularly Russia, but now they're playing their own game on a regional scale with unprecedented co-operation.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-08-27

  Russia hedges bets in Afghanistan

  Strategic calculations are encouraging Moscow to embrace a group that it has funneled weapons and money to for years, and is banned in Russia as 'terrorist'.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-08-10

  Taliban, China accept each other's misdeeds in alliance of convenience

  The Taliban seem willing to overlook China's repression of millions of Muslims in Xinjiang, while Beijing is saying little of the Taliban's militant ideology and campaign to overthrow the government.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-07-27

  Russia's courting of Arab states shows alliance with Iran not guaranteed

  Moscow's efforts to forge ties with Arab states indicate the Iranian regime's so-called ally is cooling on the relationship and pursuing others.

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  Diplomacy

  2021-07-20

  US, Central Asia discuss ongoing partnership, Afghan situation

  Officials talked about how to realise Central Asia's potential as a transit, trade and energy hub, and about some critical challenges, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and instability in Afghanistan.