eventual convergence ofthese two inAfghanistan for the betterment ofthe continent’s security after that

The notion that a“Great Game” exists inAfghanistan and Central Asia presupposes, bydefault, that

The inglorious end oftheUS military intervention inAfghanistan (and inthe Middle East) made

casualties after U.S. and Afghan troops were fired on during a mission inAfghanistan's eastern

Boris Johnson must urgently rethink the UK’s resettlement scheme for people inAfghanistan to save

inAfghanistan, dismissing the Taliban’s claims that they were letting them continue their lives

India has yet tocome toterms with the Taliban takeover. The Taliban cabinet consists ofUN-sanctioned individuals who have committed heinous terror attacks inthe past.

Russia has the image ofacountry that does not consider refugees tobeapromising category for increasing the country’s population, and the very procedure tofirst obtain official refugee status, and onthe basis ofthis status gain citizenship inthe Russian Federation, isquite difficult for Afghans, writ

Downing Street has confirmed the Prime Minister is being updated on the situation in Afghanistan and will conduct a security meeting later today. The worrying development comes as the US Pentagon confirmed there had been at least two deadly blasts near the refugee evacuation airport in Kabul. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby confirmed one explosion took place near the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport.A number of US and Afghan civilians are understood to have been killed.Mr Kirby als

The fall ofKabul will have profound implications for Central Asia and wider Eurasia— presenting both risks and opportunities. The risks associated with the Taliban incontrol ofAfghanistan can beconstrued asanopportunity totest and advance the Greater Eurasian Partnership, writes Valdai Club expert