September, 2021

• 7 September

  Taliban pledges to form inclusive and accountable govt

  

  The Taliban on Sunday vowed to form an “inclusive and accountable” government in Afghanistan. Taliban Deputy Leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar said that the government would be formed soon. “We are working to form an inclusive government that represents all the people of Afghanistan, but security is essential to start …

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• 7 September

  ISI chief in Kabul for talks with Taliban: sources

  

  Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s spy agency, arrived in Kabul on Saturday for talks with the Taliban regarding matters related to the safe evacuation of foreign nationals, border management and security in the region, sources said. Geo News reported that Hameed will …

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• 7 September

  POLAND DELIVERS ANOTHER BLOW TO INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS OF REFUGEES

  

  Poland’s mistreatment of migrants trying to enter via its border with Belarus is seen by legal experts as one further step in the erosion of refugee rights established by international law. In the village of Usnarz Gorny, on the Polish border with Belarus, scenes as though taken from an absurdist …

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• 7 September

  DEMOCRACY DIGEST: POLAND ACCUSES EU OF ‘HYBRID WAR’, WHILE HUNGARY CLAIMS VICTORY

  

  The failure of the European Commission to activate the rule-of-law mechanism and prevent Poland and Hungary from benefiting from EU funds is being hailed as a victory in Budapest. Warsaw is still mad about being forced to reverse its judicial reforms. The pro-government daily Magyar Nemzet was celebrating as a …

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• 7 September

  Afghan Disaster Holds Lessons for Western Policy in Balkans

  

  The West should see its humiliation in Afghanistan as a wake-up call to reconsider its strategies in other parts of the world – like the Balkans. “The very same politicians who told us that Afghanistan was critical, that was worth dying for, that was the existential threat to global security… …

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• 7 September

  Green Shoots in Serbia a Worry for Ruling Party and Opponents

  

  Never before seen as a priority for impoverished Serb voters, green issues are forcing themselves onto the political agenda ahead of elections expected next year, with repercussions for the ruling party and its longtime opponents. From protests against small hydropower plants in the south to anger over air pollution made …

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• 7 September

  Belgrade’s ‘Serbian World’ Fantasies Jeopardise Balkan Cooperation

  There’s little chance of cross-border economic cooperation projects like the ‘Open Balkan’ initiative being truly successful while political leaders in Belgrade continue to dream of a greater Serbian state encompassing the territory and citizens of neighbouring countries. Damir Marusic and Benjamin Haddad of the Atlantic Council, a US think-tank, published …

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• 7 September

  Israel intel officials met with Libya candidate for President

  

  Israeli intelligence officials met privately this month with the son of Libya’s top warlord to discuss his 2021 presidential candidacy, a signal that Israel is suppo rting his bid, a source familiar with the meeting told the Washington Free Beacon. Saddam Haftar has been quietly seeking Western backing for his …

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• 6 September

  Consequences Of Events In Afghanistan For Iran – OpEd

  

  The Biden administration’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31 has created instability in the country has resulted in instability in the country. Following this decision, the Taliban in the country became active and took full control of 210 provinces and the capital. A temporary committee headed by former …

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• 6 September

  IS(K): The Taliban’s Worst Enemy – OpEd

  

  The Taliban has just won a 20-year war against America and its allies and sent them packing. The triumph is so complete that the US no longer represents any sort of threat to the Taliban’s long-held aim to rule the country according to its own interpretation of Sharia law. But …

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