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A man watches a new documentary tracing the life of Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the Haqqani network, a violent Taliban wing, on a monitor in Islamabad on Oct. 23, 2020.
A man watches a new documentary tracing the life of Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the Haqqani network, a violent Taliban wing, on a monitor in Islamabad on Oct. 23, 2020.

It’s Crazy to Trust the Haqqanis

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Anchal Vohra
A wildfire which engulfing a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey's southern coast near the town of Manavgat, on July 30, 2021.
A wildfire which engulfing a Mediterranean resort region on Turkey's southern coast near the town of Manavgat, on July 30, 2021.

The Middle East Is Becoming Literally Uninhabitable

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Anchal Vohra
Head of the Taliban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi, accompanied by Taliban officials Amir Khan Muttaqi, Shahabuddin Delawar and Abdul Latin Mansour, walks down a hotel lobby during the talks in Qatar's capital Doha on Aug. 12.
Head of the Taliban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi, accompanied by Taliban officials Amir Khan Muttaqi, Shahabuddin Delawar and Abdul Latin Mansour, walks down a hotel lobby during the talks in Qatar's capital Doha on Aug. 12.

Two Talibans Are Competing for Afghanistan This article has an audio recording

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Anchal Vohra
Lebanese doctors chant slogans as they take part in ongoing anti-government demonstrations in central Beirut on Nov. 12, 2019.
Lebanese doctors chant slogans as they take part in ongoing anti-government demonstrations in central Beirut on Nov. 12, 2019.

Lebanon Is in Terminal Brain Drain

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Najib Mikati is seen at his residence in Beirut.
Najib Mikati is seen at his residence in Beirut.

Lebanon’s Billionaire Prime Minister Can Only Buy Time

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An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier carries a rocket launcher as he takes up position with colleagues at an outpost along a fence at the India-Pakistan border in R.S Pora southwest of Jammu on Oct. 2, 2016.
An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldier carries a rocket launcher as he takes up position with colleagues at an outpost along a fence at the India-Pakistan border in R.S Pora southwest of Jammu on Oct. 2, 2016.

Modi Took Complete Control of Kashmir Two Years Ago—and Got Away With It

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Local Afghan militia and Afghan Army soldiers consult March 14, 2007 in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Local Afghan militia and Afghan Army soldiers consult March 14, 2007 in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Stop Assuming the Taliban Will Win

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An art teacher gives finishing touches to a painting of Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui as a tribute outside an art school in Mumbai on July 16, 2021.
An art teacher gives finishing touches to a painting of Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui as a tribute outside an art school in Mumbai on July 16, 2021.

Modi Rejected an Indian Hero

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Anchal Vohra
Iranian supertanker Grace 1 is seen from a boat off the coast of Gibraltar on Aug. 15, 2019.
Iranian supertanker Grace 1 is seen from a boat off the coast of Gibraltar on Aug. 15, 2019.

Iran and Israel’s Naval War Is Expanding

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Anchal Vohra
Saad Hariri outside the Lebanon Tribunal on August 18, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands.
Saad Hariri outside the Lebanon Tribunal on August 18, 2020 in The Hague, Netherlands.

No Prime Minister—and No More Hope—for Lebanon

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Anchal Vohra
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives ahead of the inauguration of the Salma Hydroelectric Dam in Herat, Afghanistan on June 4, 2016.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives ahead of the inauguration of the Salma Hydroelectric Dam in Herat, Afghanistan on June 4, 2016.

India Is Scrambling to Get on the Taliban’s Good Side

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Anchal Vohra
French President Emmanuel Macron plants a tree.
French President Emmanuel Macron plants a tree.

Lebanon’s Failure Is Partly Macron’s Fault

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Anchal Vohra
Naftali Bennett visits a building that was hit by a rocket, fired from Gaza, during a campaign visit in the city of Rishon Letzion, near Tel Aviv, on Jan. 21, 2013.
Naftali Bennett visits a building that was hit by a rocket, fired from Gaza, during a campaign visit in the city of Rishon Letzion, near Tel Aviv, on Jan. 21, 2013.

Israel’s Big New Shift in Hamas Policy

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Anchal Vohra
Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani pose.
Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani pose.

The Abraham Accords Passed Their First Big Test

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sits along side Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on July 30, 2010.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sits along side Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, on July 30, 2010.

Assad Is Friends With the Arab World Again

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