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Russia has signed a military pact with the Taliban. Could its fighters start turning up in Ukraine?

Analysis: Experts say neither side has shared details of what Russia-Taliban military cooperation looks like – but it is unlikely to follow the North Korea model

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Pakistan-Afghanistan strikes latest: Kremlin intervenes after ‘open war’ declared between its allies

Pakistan-Afghanistan strikes latest: Kremlin intervenes after ‘open war’ declared between its allies

Pakistan targets Taliban’s military facilities as major cross-border attacks reported overnight in Afghan capital

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At least 13 civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, UN says

At least 13 civilians killed in Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, UN says

Taliban claim airstrikes by Pakistan’s military killed ‘innocent women and children’

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What to know about Afghanistan and Pakistan’s collapsed peace talks

Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of allowing the Pakistani Taliban to be based on its soil and to carry out bombings and gun attacks within Pakistan. Kabul rejects the allegations.

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Afghanistan and Pakistan are holding peace talks. Here's what to know

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been holding peace talks as a tenuous ceasefire holds following cross-border clashes last month that left dozens of people dead and hundreds wounded

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Afghanistan and Pakistan agree ceasefire after talks in Qatar

Truce brings to end a week of clashes that left dozens dead and over 300 injured

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Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow?

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition of the militant group and ending its pariah status on the world stage. Arpan Rai reports

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Mysterious US military flight to Afghanistan sparks speculation about Bagram air base

Mysterious US military flight to Afghanistan sparks speculation about Bagram air base

Military cargo plane from Doha was reportedly carrying CIA deputy chief

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‘Cousins at war’: Pakistan-Afghan ties strained after cross-border attacks

‘Cousins at war’: Pakistan-Afghan ties strained after cross-border attacks

Heightened tensions could see a further escalation, warn analysts.

Watch Afghan activist challenge Taliban spokesman on girls’ education

Watch Afghan activist challenge Taliban spokesman on girls’ education

Women’s rights activist Mahbouba Seraj confronts Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid in Al Jazeera documentary.

Taliban slams UN report calling Afghan government ‘exclusionary’

Taliban slams UN report calling Afghan government ‘exclusionary’

Condemnation comes after UN Security Council report said there were rifts within the Taliban’s ranks.

US kills Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike

US kills Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike

"On Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan and killed Al Qaeda Amir Ayman al-Zawahiri," US President Joe Biden said in a media briefing. Full story on Dynamite News:

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