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Afghan pullout: A precursor to peace or renewed cold war

U.S. Army soldiers retrieve their duffel bags after they returned home from a nine-month deployment to Afghanistan at Fort Drum, New York, December 10, 2020. /Getty Editor's note: Asif Durrani

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Lavrov's visit to Pakistan augurs well for the region

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi talk during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 7, 2021. /VCG Editor's note: Asif Du

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Biden's choices in Afghanistan

Getty Editor's note: Asif Durrani has served as a Pakistani ambassadorto Iran and the UAE as well as deputy chief of mission (2005-2009) in Afghanistan. He is presently working as a senior res

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Afghan peace: Between hope and despair

Afghan security forces on the scene after a car bomb attack that targeted a government building, in the Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province, about 35 km from Jalalabad, Afghanistan, October