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Based on the *process* momentum described in this report, the Afghanistan decision is shaping up to 1) no withdrawal by May 2) open-ended extension on drawdown until conditions on violence
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Re violence in Afghanistan: I follow @nytimes's important Afghan war casualty report by @FatmaFaizi and @fahimabed. It offers weekly reports of confirmed significant security incidents with details of the incidents
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Thread: The United Nations monitoring team for ISIS, al-Qaida sanctions committee's new report is out. Major points in the report: 1/n https://undocs.org/S/2021/68 Contrary to recent speculation, no member state has
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Thread on major assessments in USIP Afghanistan study group's report: 1/nhttps://www.usip.org/publications/2021/02/afghanistan-study-group-final-report-pathway-peace-afghanistan The group concluded that the threat of direct attacks agai
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At his confirmation hearing, Sec Def nominee Austin assessed al-Qaeda's current & future threat. Three key takeaways: 1) there is a "dedicated network of al-Qaeda and its associated forces" 2)
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Secretary Defense nominee Llyod Austin on Afghanistan in his confirmation hearing: Hawley's exchange with Austin on troop levels in Afghanistan on this link. The gist is that Austin says he
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1. Pompeo today made a case for how al-Qaida poses a major threat to the US and allied interests in the Middle East in a host of ways. But last
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Some thoughts on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Iran-al-Qaida nexus speech: 1/n 1. Pompeo today made a case for how al-Qaida poses a major threat to the US and allied
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Among the main near-term foreign policy decisions facing the Biden admin after Jan 20 is what to do about Afghanistan (https://www.vox.com/21726445/iran-north-korea-russia-afghanistan-joe-biden-foreign-policy). This thread summarizes policy
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Is the TTP resurging? Some angles on the trajectory and internal politics of the TTP. 1/n Formed in 2007, TTP remains one of the most lethal center-seeking insurgent movements in
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[THREAD] Today, a year since the Indian government's removal of Kashmir's autonomy, I read three important reports on the politics surrounding Kashmir since the Indian government's decision. Some highlights from
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Three things which stood out in this story on China-Pak ties based on a “new U.S. intelligence assessment”:https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2020-08-06/new-china-pakistan-axis-undermines-us-in-afghanistan-strengthens-uig
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