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Correspondent @trtworld . Tweets on MidEast, Af-Pak, narcotics. RT ≠ endorsements. Here in a personal capacity.

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@RupertStone83

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2 years

The Taliban takeover has not been good for Pakistan. Drug-trafficking from Afghanistan has increased under Taliban rule, my new piece shows, with frequent large seizures of opiates and crystal meth, the latter feeding a domestic 'ice' epidemic.

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Afghanistan's drug trade is booming under Taliban rule

Though the Taliban vowed to crack down on narcotics after coming to power last August, that promise has been inadequately enforced, and Afghanistan’s drug trade is booming.

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Another “relatively small crowd” for Imran Khan

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Looks like a big turnout for Imran Khan in Lahore today. Crowds as far as the eye can see.

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Pakistan's former information minister Fawad Chaudhry arrested @TRTWorld

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Pakistan's former information minister Fawad Chaudhry arrested

Chaudhry, a close aide of ex-Premier Imran Khan, will be presented before a court in Islamabad for police remand after he was arrested for allegedly threatening the country's election authorities.

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Another big turnout for Imran Khan and his long march today

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More from Lahore

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So who escorted Shehbaz to his meeting with the emir of Qatar? The foreign minister? Of course not.

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Just checking: the British Raj is over, right?

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What a proud moment for Pakistan!

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Are any of IK's supporters going to be persuaded by this presser? I doubt it. Will probably backfire and reinforce their belief in an establishment conspiracy. Everything the Pakistani state does to hurt him makes him stronger.

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This is the Munich Security Conference CEO lunch. Not a woman in sight.

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Al Jazeera anchor notes that, unlike Biden yesterday, Mujahid took questions after his speech.

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There ain’t no crazy like Pakistan crazy

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While India missed the big meeting of regional spy chiefs convened by Pakistan, it was discussing Afghanistan with...Australia.

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Afghanistan’s soil must not become safe haven for terrorists: India, Australia at 2+2 meet

The significance of the meeting being held on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the US – an event that triggered the American invasion of Afghanistan – wasn’t lost on the ministers partic...

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“Saudi officials say they are tired of doling out endless aid to poorer states like Egypt, Pakistan and Lebanon only to watch it evaporate.”

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No More Blank Checks: Saudi Arabia Clamps Down on Regional Aid (Published 2023)

The kingdom used to send money to poorer countries like Egypt with few strings attached. But it is increasingly leveraging its economic power for influence in the Middle East and beyond.

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Pakistani intelligence very effective at hunting down CIA sources and flipping them into double agents, according to this must-read NYT reporting on a secret agency cable.

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Captured, Killed or Compromised: C.I.A. Admits to Losing Dozens of Informants (Published 2021)

Counterintelligence officials said in a top secret cable to all stations and bases around the world that too many of the people it recruits from other countries to spy for the U.S. are being lost.

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Despite my Scottish blood, delighted to see the Afghans winning today. Huge congrats.

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We are witnessing one of the most remarkable guerrilla warfare campaigns of modern times. It’s no celebration or endorsement of the Taliban to say that, just a statement of fact. The Taliban will be spoken of in the same breath as Mao and Giap. This is a historical moment.

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BBC: “no solid evidence” that Pakistan has used drones in Panjshir and “some doubts about whether it would make sense to do so”.

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Afghanistan: Could Pakistani drones hit the Panjshir Valley?

There are claims that Pakistan has used drones against anti-Taliban forces in Afghanistan.

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An enormous turnout for Imran Khan in Lahore tonight

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Imran Khan Dabang Entry | PTI lahore Jalsa Latest Updates | Minar e...

Imran Khan Dabang Entry | PTI lahore Jalsa Latest Updates | Minar e Pakistan Jalsa | Breaking News#ImranKhan #PTIJalsa #MinarePakistanJalsa #BreaingNews Imra...

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Things going from bad to worse in Pakistan. There might be a risk of western sanctions if the authorities continue down this path. Which won't do the economy much good or help Pakistan's chances of unlocking IMF funds. Default more likely by the day.

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ECP postpones Punjab elections to October 8

Elections were originally scheduled for April 30; Imran Khan terms move "end of rule of law in Pakistan".

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Hard to believe the Zawahiri strike resulted from US-Taliban intel sharing. More likely is US-Pak cooperation. ISI must have decent visibility into goings-on in Kabul, plus the DG was in DC recently. Drone probably came from the Gulf via Pak airspace or from a base inside Pak.

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If Pakistan takes either step, sanctions will be imposed, IMF funding will be off-limits and the country will soon default.

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Emergency or Martial Law? Something has to give.

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This is how public figures should react when things malfunction, calmly and politely, NOT the way Charles did with his pen.

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ہر نئے دن کے ساتھ یہ بھکاری وزیراعظم پاکستان کے لیے باعث شرمندگی ثابت ہوتا ہے

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How many Afghans were among the 9/11 hijackers? Zero. I’m no defender of the Taliban, but they didn’t perpetrate these attacks.

@NilofarAyoubi

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The world forgot this too soon and decided that Taliban are good guys and Allies. Let’s hope in the coming years we won’t be mourning something worse than 9/11. #911Anniversary

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Jalalabad residents tell Al Jazeera security situation improved since Taliban takeover, no longer necessary to pay bribes.

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In a note to @AliKhizar the IMF responds to the government’s recent allegations that it was preventing Pakistan from funding elections. First the nuclear stuff, now this. Crazy times. via @syedalizia1992

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Quite rare for the Taliban to congratulate foreign leaders like this. They didn’t congratulate Xi after his recent re-election, for example.

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Abdul Wahid Rayan، عبدالواحد ریان

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IEA-MoFA congratulates Dato’Seri Anwar Ibrahim on being elected as the Prime Minister of Malaysia and wishes him success in his tenure. Afghanistan & #Malaysia are fraternal Islamic nations that have friendly relations since 1957.Malaysia has a special place in IEA foreign policy

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Imran decries police ‘assault’ on Zaman Park house as he makes his way to Islamabad court

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Toshakhana case: Imran’s arrest warrants cancelled after PTI chief marks attendance amid chaos,...

No indictment as clashes between police, PTI workers mar court proceedings; hearing adjourned till March 30; police carry out operation in Zaman Park.

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Pakistan: Blanket ban on critical speeches ‘disturbing demonstration’ of threat to freedom of expression

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Pakistan: Blanket ban on critical speeches ‘disturbing demonstration’ of threat to freedom of...

Responding to the ban on broadcasting speeches of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan and suspension of transmission of private news network ARY TV in Pakistan by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory...

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Good luck in the election, Shehbaz.

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Just watching the final episode of Netflix documentary on 9/11, about Afghanistan. H R McMaster, interviewed, says that the Taliban attacked a maternity hospital after the Doha agreement. That attack was conducted by Islamic State.

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Maybe if politicians like Karzai had stopped blaming Pakistan for everything and started taking some responsibility, Afghanistan would be in a better place.

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Pakistan is "weakening Afghanistan" by sowing "chaos and instability", according to former Afghan president @KarzaiH -- He calls on other regional neighbors to take more responsibility in rebuilding the nation.

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Money-laundering capital of the world

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Reportedly @hmohib former National Security Adviser of #Afghan government has reached London.

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How utterly surreal. The head of Pakistan's intelligence service ISI, who has kept a very low profile since taking over, is speaking at the DGISPR press conference now. Even his predecessor Faiz, who was often seen in public, rarely spoke before the cameras.

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If you never want to be bored again in your life, work on Pakistani politics.

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China will reportedly not attend the Indian NSA-level talks on Afghanistan. Pakistan has already declined to attend.

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Pakistan & China unlikely to be part of Ajit Doval-hosted meet on Afghanistan next week

Pakistan wants Taliban regime to be represented at the talks, with its NSA Moeed Yusuf saying Tuesday that this is for the sake of ordinary Afghan citizens.

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No sign of the finance minister, either, which is a bit odd as Sharif's trip was partly/largely geared towards securing Qatari investment.

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If Pakistan defaults, it is going to cause tremendous shock. People aren't prepared for this; they still think the country will muddle through. Pakistan has cheated catastrophe so many times that an actual default has become almost unimaginable. But it is only weeks away.

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In Afghanistan, the US "put in place a government whose military and intelligence services were dominated by non-Pashtuns who ignored Pakistani concerns, was totally corrupt, and was inevitably doomed to fail." Essential reading from David Smith.

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9/11 in Islamabad: The First 72 Hours - War on the Rocks

It was a typical late summer day at the U.S. embassy in Islamabad — oppressively hot when the sun was out with a twinge of cool air in the evening that

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He made the same point a while ago and told journalists to go ask NDS for proof. I did, and they never replied.

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Every evidence we have in hand shows that IS-K cells have their roots in Talibs & Haqqani network particularly the ones operating in Kabul. Talibs denying links with ISIS is identical/similar to denial of Pak on Quetta Shura. Talibs hv leanred vry well from the master. #Kabul

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I doubt GHQ is eager to impose military rule because of a) the likelihood of popular resistance, b) deep support for Imran within the military and c) the prospect of western sanctions that would push Pakistan's crisis-stricken economy off the cliff-edge.

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Punjab polls: FM Bilawal warns of ‘martial law, emergency-like situation’ if SC larger bench not...

Says the impact of a decision by "three individuals" would be different from that of a larger bench.

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Sad that CNN is recycling these bogus, patently absurd allegations that Pakistan used drones in Panjshir.

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It's absurd that Pakistani outlets are reporting this as news. The IMF said nothing; Dar's ministry tweeted some remarks, but the Fund hasn't confirmed them. Islamabad has a track-record of erroneous statements on this issue. Scepticism needed.

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IMF official expresses confidence in reaching staff-level agreement 'soon'

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar informs IMF about the economic challenges being faced by Pakistan.

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You’d expect some hooliganism at these Imran Khan rallies, given the red hot political temperature and enormous numbers of people, but it’s striking how little violence there seems to be. A good sign, surely.

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Worrying scenes in Lahore. This, in a country that is weeks away from running out of money for imports.

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Zabihullah Mujahid seems to have a second career as a commercial airline pilot.

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The Taliban couldn't be more fortunate in having the Qataris to help with their airport. Hamad International is one of the very best airports in the world. And Qatar Airways is the best airline.

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It's official: Taliban emir confirms his own death.

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It seems a though “Amir al-Muminin” of the Taliban, Hibatullah Akhunzada himself was able to tell @CNNnews18 that he had been martyred in an “attack orchestrated by Pakistani forces”. Is CNNnews18 really an official affiliate of @CNN ?

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McMaster also says the Taliban attacked the American University of Afghanistan There was no such attack since Doha. ISK attacked Kabul University in 2020. He must be thinking of that. Very unfortunate for Netflix to be airing blatant misinformation of this kind.

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Fareed Zakaria on CNN just now: "Maybe at the end of the day there is no elegant way to lose a war."

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The rapid collapse in Afghanistan isn’t an indictment of the withdrawal. It’s an indictment of the 20-year US & NATO war effort, which utterly failed to build a functioning Afghan state capable of defending itself.

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Al Jazeera reporting from Torkham on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. People there are "jubilant" about the Taliban's return to power, apparently. No big flow of refugees out of Afghanistan; instead flow of people going in the opposite direction!

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Another image of Pakistani rescuers braving the terrible conditions to find earthquake survivors in Turkiye (via PTV).

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Spot the missing country (clue: its name begins with ‘i’).

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ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hamid hosted meeting of intelligence chiefs of China, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan in Islamabad. Meet apparently arranged to discuss security situation in Afghanistan & cooperation for ensuring peace & stability.

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Hard to have much sympathy for the Afghan leadership, who are a bunch of thuggish and inept scumbags with LOTS to answer for. But spare a thought for the many ordinary Afghans stuck between Ghani & his goons, on one side, and the Taliban, on the other.

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This shameless, incompetent nitwit deserves a permanent place of honour in the trashcan of history, but - alas - he's back. Ghani will be next.

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Indeed, much better when it was run by people like this

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Big story: Biden administration nearing formal agreement with Pakistan to use its airspace for military and intel ops in Afghanistan. Story also confirms that the US is *currently* using Pakistan's airspace, albeit without a formal deal.

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US nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to carry out military operations in...

The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a formalized agreement with Pakistan for use of its airspace to conduct military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan,...

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Sending the ISI chief to Kabul in this public way is an obvious attempt by Pakistan to show off its influence over the Taliban and reinforce the view that ISI controls the group. Presenting itself as an indispensable partner for foreign countries in their approach to Afghanistan

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False, objectionable tweet that demonises Pakistan to get clicks. The country has many problems, but a "global menace" it is not.

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Pakistan has become a global menace. It is abysmally governed, violent, unstable and nuclear-armed. Its generals must, once and for all, get out of politics:

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UAE's welcoming of Ghani is culmination of years of souring ties between Taliban & the UAE + Saudi. Qatar beating UAE to host Taliban office years ago & subsequent central role in peace process crucial. Taliban's closer relations with Iran also unwelcome in Abu Dhabi & Riyadh.

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And, don’t forget, ISI deployed submarines in Panjshir, too.

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@RupertStone83 How about the fact when #Pakistan #ISI flew drones and helicopter gunships in late August with its special forces units into #Panjshir Valley and perpetrated genocide against the local population? We welcome anyone who fights against these terrorist proxies of #ISI with open arms

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People are writing off the Taliban's offer of amnesty & tolerance as insincere. It may well be. But better to hold them to their promises and lend encouragement, rather than give up immediately. Otherwise they have less incentive to change, more to go back to the bad old days.

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Careful: people might actually believe this!

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Well-placed sources in the GHQ have told me that ISI used stealth cloaking technology to hide the top three floors of Kabul's Sarena hotel. The 5th floor is used by ISI. The 4th by SSG and the 3rd by the Pakistan navy which has deployed submarines in Panjshir.

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Not a surprise that Taliban officials harbour resentment towards Pakistan, but it *is* a surprise that they are voicing those feelings so publicly at a time when the regime is isolated, impoverished, and sorely in need of friends.

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Translation: give us more weapons.

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Mohammed Haneef Atmar محمد حنیف اتمر

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Deeply saddened by the tragic loss of precious lives in Maharashtra due to heavy rainfall, floods and landslides. My heartfelt sympathies to FM @DrSJaishankar , the families of the victims, and the government & people of India.

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Pakistan's top diplomat warns China could fill void left by US

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Pakistan's top diplomat warns China could fill void left by US

Exclusive: Qureshi says Washington should not view country through Afghan prism

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The Taliban has entered Herat and Kandahar. This is a crucial moment. If one of these two cities falls, it is over for the Afghan government.

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People will call me naive, but I’ve been a bit surprised by the numerous replies to this tweet from Pakistanis clearly delighted by the idea that Saudi won’t bail their country out.

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“Saudi officials say they are tired of doling out endless aid to poorer states like Egypt, Pakistan and Lebanon only to watch it evaporate.”

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Because governing Afghanistan is more lucrative than even the most star-studded Hollywood career

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Amrullah Saleh is a handsome man. What and who stopped him from trying his luck in the Hollywood?

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Pakistan rupee slumps to record low against US dollar. “Experts said the depreciation comes on account of a rise in uncertainty over resumption of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme amid heightened political tension.”

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Rupee slumps to record low, crosses 290 amid heightened political tension

Currency depreciates 1.9% in inter-bank market on Wednesday

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Pakistan’s Fight Against COVID-19 Has Made Imran Khan Stronger @syedalizia1992 @Diplomat_APAC

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Mohib is a pathetic figure, constantly blaming others rather than taking responsibility for the disaster. One minute he’s blaming the US for pulling out, the next he’s blaming Pak for forcing Ghani to flee. This kind of shameless attitude brought the Afghan government down.

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Hamdullah Mohib, #Afghanistan ’s former national security adviser, says ISI, #Pakistan ’s intelligence agency, had instructed Talibs to execute Ghani as soon as they captured #Kabul . That is the reason why Ghani fled.

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That Ghani assumes anyone in Afghanistan actually wants to hear from him is yet another sign of his vanity and self-aggrandisement.

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A majority of Pakistanis blame a coalition government for the soaring inflation in a country that’s struggling to shore up finances and avoid a default while support for former premier Imran Khan soared ahead of elections via @bpolitics

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Imran Khan Popularity Soars Ahead of Vote, Pakistan Survey Shows

A majority of Pakistanis blame a coalition government for the soaring inflation in a country that’s struggling to shore up finances and avoid a default while support for former premier Imran Khan...

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Only the Taliban have guns in Afghanistan? So what is ISK using - water pistols?

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Saleem Javed | سلیم جاوید

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Another journalist attacked by ‘unknown gunman’ in Kabul. Only Taliban (and their brothers in arms) have monopoly over gun possession. Taliban used to take credit for targeted killings of critical journalists before the fall of #Afghanistan .

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Shehbaz arriving at Buckingham Palace, bussed in with a bunch of other leaders. A most bizarre spectacle.

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Ishaq Dar on Hardtalk was my highlight of 2020. One of the all-time great car crash interviews.

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Stephen Sackur talks about 'Hard Talk' with Ishaq Dar

مجھے تو کافی مزہ آیا اور مجھے لگتا ہے کہ انٹرویو کے دوران ڈار صاحب کو بھی مزہ آیا اور انھیں یہ قابل قدر لگا‘بی بی سی کے پروگرام ہارڈ ٹاک کے میزبان سٹیفن سیکر...

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An important point which @Natsecjeff mentioned this evening: Taliban will soon have access to the NDS HQ's files, if they don't already. That means lots of informants could be compromised, hunted down and executed (the Taliban are not nice to spies).

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Confirmed: Mazar-e Sharif, one of the biggest cities in Afghanistan, has fallen to the Taliban. There can now be no doubt that the Afghan government is finished. Ghani must resign immediately and allow a transitional government to negotiate surrender. It's over.

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NEW: Mazar-i-Sharif city overrun by Taliban. Prisoners escaped from the prison. City deserted. ANDSF commander reportedly abandoned the security belt and the ANDSF defense line fell. Local sources report officials including Atta Nur fled towards airport. #Balkh

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Donald Trump has conducted his first air strikes in Afghanistan. 18 civilians have died

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Donald Trump has conducted his first air strikes in Afghanistan. 18 civilians have died

Relatives of those killed demand answers from US government in first civilian deaths in the country since US President Donald Trump took office

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So much for Turkey guarding Kabul airport.

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Pakistan is erupting following Imran Khan’s arrest. Are we heading for an outright military takeover? I doubt GHQ really wants to make that move but if things spiral out of control, all bets are off.

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I’ve often heard such sentiments from Pakistanis. They don’t share the Taliban’s ideology but they’re happy to see the US humiliated and expelled from their neighborhood. It’s not that they like the Taliban; they just dislike the Americans more.

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What a lot of Pakistanis are rejoicing is not necessarily the ascendancy of the #Taliban to the corridors of power, but rather how #US hubris & arrogance has taken a body blow from which it can never recover. An ant has literally fallen an elephant.

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Interesting that he opposes the supposed Pakistani occupation of Afghanistan by tweeting in English.

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The consequences of two & half months of occupation of Afg by Pak; GDP down by 30% (estd) Poverty level 90% Domestic slavery of women in the name of sharia Civil service down Press/media/frdm of exprsn banned Urban middle class gone Banks closed. 1/2

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Interesting that the IMF talks with Pakistan are dragging on while the government is reportedly negotiating a counter-terrorism deal with the US. Maybe a coincidence. Maybe not.

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Quite striking that Qin Gang would make such remarks in public, in Islamabad, standing next to the Pakistani FM. The Chinese are clearly frustrated.

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“Sincerely hope political forces can get together and overcome issues of political stability so that they can grow on the domestic and economic front together with us”, says Chinese FM @AmbQinGang in his joint presser with Pak FM @BBhuttoZardari in Islamabad.

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This denial is as predictable as it is meaningless. Pakistan has always denied facilitating US drone operations, even when the Americans were launching flights out of Pakistani bases.

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The Zawahiri strike was a blow for Taliban counter-intelligence. No doubt they'll be trying to find the leakers. We could therefore see more infighting in the Taliban as a result, and more intense paranoia about Pakistan's activities in Afghanistan and collusion with the US.

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Russia, not the U.S., is now calling the shots in the Middle East

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I haven't yet heard a Taliban condemnation of Pak for violating Afghan sovereignty with its strike yesterday. The Taliban officially denied it was a drone strike, saying it was a rocket attack. But, either way, that's a cross-border strike. Did Taliban consent to it?

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Part of the reason for the widespread bewilderment about the Taliban victory is that many analysts switched off and weren’t paying much attention to Afghanistan in recent years. To those of us who were following it, this was predictable, although the speed is indeed striking.

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More evidence, if any were needed, that on a people-to-people level Afghanistan's relationship with Pakistan is more toxic than India's.

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Hooliganism by Afghanis after their team lost to pakistan

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Mohib was a wrecking-ball, damaging the Afghan government's relations with the US and Pakistan in stupid, unnecessary ways. He also took control of the ANDSF command, despite having little military experience, with results that we can all see. A thoroughly unimpressive figure.

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The former Afghan government set a terrible example by repeatedly spreading misinformation, with Saleh as one of the worst offenders.

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Another Taliban official insults Pakistan, after spokesman Zabihullah yesterday labelled the Pakistani government un-Islamic and compared it to the 'materialistic' former Afghan government.

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Video : #ISI is My Enemy, Shahabuddin Liwal, a member of the #Taliban ministry's cultural commission .

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Scathing Dawn editorial on the Pakistani government's treatment of Imran Khan & PTI: "History will not judge kindly those who throw the laws of this land in the bin in their blind desperation to keep just one man and one political party away from power."

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History will not judge kindly those who throw the laws of this land in the bin to keep just one man away from power.

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“Betrayed”? This guy stole two elections and ran his country into the ground, while the US propped him up with huge amounts of money and military support. Surprising that they didn’t pull the plug on him sooner.

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Fareed Zakaria

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Former Afghan Pres. @ashrafghani on Zelensky comparisons and whether he feels betrayed by the US: part two of our exclusive interview from my @CNN special "The Fall of Kabul, One Year Later"

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My latest: Afghan resistance leader Massoud is close to Iran and that’s got Britain and America worried.

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Iran and Russia play double-game in Afghanistan, protecting their influence

With the Taliban yet to convince Tehran and Moscow it is a reliable ally, groups like the National Resistance Front remain politically relevant.

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Where is Taliban emir Hibatullah? Two months since the takeover, and he is still nowhere to be seen.

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The ISI chief's public visit to Kabul was a clumsy mistake that always had the potential to backfire. A heavy-handed, inflammatory attempt by Pakistan to brandish its influence in Afghanistan.

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