Russia’s Afghan pivot risks entanglement in old traps

As Russia deepens cooperation with Afghanistan’s rulers, it faces a growing tension between regional influence, connectivity ambitions and its own security concerns. Few countries have warned more consistently about the dangers emanating from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan than Russia. Yet Moscow is now deepening military cooperation with the Taliban government that controls the territory in which many
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