Russia's Move Nobody Expected "Taliban Alliance"
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In a shocking diplomatic twist, Russia breaks diplomatic isolation by sending top security official Sergei Shoigu to Kabul, engaging directly with Taliban leadership.
This unprecedented high-level visit signals a dramatic geopolitical repositioning, challenging existing international narratives and exposing a calculated strategy to fill the power vacuum left by Western withdrawal.
Exploring economic opportunities, security cooperation, and regional influence, Russia's bold move suggests a comprehensive approach to Afghanistan that could fundamentally reshape Central Asian geopolitics.
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With potential investments in mining, transportation, and agriculture, this diplomatic engagement represents more than mere economic interest – it's a strategic realignment of global power dynamics.
Category: Asia, Featured, Highlights, Videos, World Affairs
Topics: Afghanistan, Economic Development, Geopolitics, Russia
Topics: Afghanistan, Economic Development, Geopolitics, Russia
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Biden Escalates Ukraine War to Sabotage Trump
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Trump and Netanyahu at Crossroads
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U.S. and Israel Stand Alone: Challenged by Shifting Alliances
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:47:"BRICS: Saudi Arabia Just Hit the Reject Button!";s:12:"thePermalink";s:80:"https://www.islamicity.org/103216/brics-saudi-arabia-just-hit-the-reject-button/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:19:"Geopolitical Trends";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/aiylfg97WQk/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiylfg97WQk";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"opec|/topics/opec";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 31 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 31, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:47:"Geopolitical Trends|/source/geopolitical-trends";s:5:"theID";i:103216;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"1 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Saudi Arabia has sent shockwaves around the world by declining an invitation to join the BRICS economic bloc.
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BRICS: Saudi Arabia Just Hit the Reject Button!
A World of Hunger and Inequality: Why the System Fails and What Must Change
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:60:"Why are relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan so tense?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:94:"https://www.islamicity.org/103766/why-are-relations-between-pakistan-and-afghanistan-so-tense/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:17:"Aljazeera English";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/OXQhQ91RrEk/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXQhQ91RrEk";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"afghanistan|/topics/afghanistan";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 29 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 29, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:43:"Aljazeera English|/source/aljazeera-english";s:5:"theID";i:103766;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:120:"The Afghan Defense Ministry announced that it has carried out airstrikes in Pakistan in response to an attack last week.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:60:"Why are relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan so tense?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:99:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=afghanistan OR economic-development OR geopolitics OR russia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Why are relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan so tense?
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:93:"“Bewildering” Developments in Syria: A Deep-seated Conspiracy Between Israel, Turkey & US";s:12:"thePermalink";s:118:"https://www.islamicity.org/103613/bewildering-developments-in-syria-a-deep-seated-conspiracy-between-israel-turkey-us/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:8:"The Wire";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/B6uApHarZeQ/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6uApHarZeQ";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"syria crisis|/topics/syria-crisis";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Dec 10 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"December 10, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:25:"The Wire|/source/the-wire";s:5:"theID";i:103613;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"32 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Developments in Syria are "extraordinarily bewildering, totally unexpected and very astonishing"; I'm "very confident" this is "a deep-seated conspiracy between Israel, Turkey and ......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:98:"“Bewildering” Developments in Syria: A Deep-seated Conspiracy Between Israel, Turkey & US";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:99:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=afghanistan OR economic-development OR geopolitics OR russia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
“Bewildering” Developments in Syria: A Deep-seated Conspiracy Between Israel, Turkey & US
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"What is Happening in Syria?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:61:"https://www.islamicity.org/103562/what-is-happening-in-syria/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Al Jazeera";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/IYrM-1zjZow/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYrM-1zjZow";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:17:"iran|/topics/iran";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 4 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Al Jazeera|/source/al-jazeera";s:5:"theID";i:103562;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:117:"Over the past week, Syrian opposition fighters have seized control of Aleppo and advanced further south towards Hama.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"What is Happening in Syria?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:99:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=afghanistan OR economic-development OR geopolitics OR russia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
What is Happening in Syria?
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"Untangling The Syrian War";s:12:"thePermalink";s:60:"https://www.islamicity.org/103561/untangling-the-syrian-war/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:10:"Mahmood Od";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/wRtZ0NhM3TY/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRtZ0NhM3TY";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:23:"turkiye|/topics/turkiye";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 4 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:29:"Mahmood Od|/source/mahmood-od";s:5:"theID";i:103561;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:0:"";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"Untangling The Syrian War";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:99:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=afghanistan OR economic-development OR geopolitics OR russia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
Untangling The Syrian War
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:23:"On the Road to Damascus";s:12:"thePermalink";s:58:"https://www.islamicity.org/103564/on-the-road-to-damascus/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Aaron Mate+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/B8hSLlAgtZI/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8hSLlAgtZI";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:55:"israel lebanon conflict|/topics/israel-lebanon-conflict";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Dec 4 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"December 3, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Aaron Mate+..|/by/aaron-mate";s:5:"theID";i:103564;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"17 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the lightning takeover of Aleppo by rebranded Al Qaeda militants, and the role of NATO, the US and Israel in nurturing them as an asset.
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On the Road to Damascus
a:19:{s:8:"theTitle";s:68:"How US-Israel Strategy Exposes Global Injustice and Arab Complicity?";s:12:"thePermalink";s:102:"https://www.islamicity.org/103470/how-us-israel-strategy-exposes-global-injustice-and-arab-complicity/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:15:"Mahboob Khawaja";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:79:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/biden-and-netanyahu.png";s:6:"isWhat";s:7:"article";s:7:"theIcon";s:0:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:0:"";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"war on gaza|/topics/war-on-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Nov 22 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"November 21, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:35:"Mahboob Khawaja|/by/mahboob-khawaja";s:5:"theID";i:103470;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:141:"At today’s UNSC meeting on Gaza, the US once again used the veto power to reject the majority supported resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:68:"How US-Israel Strategy Exposes Global Injustice and Arab Complicity?";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:99:"content.php & related posts > post_tag=afghanistan OR economic-development OR geopolitics OR russia";s:8:"theFacet";s:0:"";}
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