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More diplomacy won’t stop the advance of the Taliban

11 August 2021

5:55 AM

11 August 2021

5:55 AM

On 11 August, at Russia’s initiative, an ‘extended troika’ will meet in Doha, Qatar to take stock of the Taliban’s major offensive to take over Afghanistan. The United States, scheduled to withdraw its forces by the end of this month, has been invited to this ‘Moscow format’, as have China and Pakistan.

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