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Turkmenistan therefore has unparalleled moral legitimacy to speak on Afghanistan
Pakistan and Tajikistan saved the SCO Summit from descending into dysfunction
The final factor influencing Iran’s provocative comments is the proverbial elephant in the room, India
Russia is articulating reasons why it might eventually recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate government
China, Russia, and others, however, have a more pressing interest in reconstructing Afghanistan than the US does
Instead of rejoicing we should be vigilant and extremely critical of the situation as there is too much at stake
Some in the US are already agitating for the Pentagon to bomb the military equipment that the Taliban just seized
The increasingly independent nature of the Taliban can prove to be a wild card in regional affairs
Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran should therefore work closer together to confront this unconventional threat
The best-case scenario is that Afghanistan turns into the geo-economic fulcrum of Eurasian integration