A flag flies at half-staff in honour of the US service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Photo: AP
A flag flies at half-staff in honour of the US service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Photo: AP
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US would be better off taking more pragmatic approach to Taliban

  • China and Russia are giving the Muslim group a chance to keep its promises on Afghanistan, because shutting off economic and humanitarian aid only risks greater instability

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Updated: 11:02pm, 30 Aug, 2021

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A flag flies at half-staff in honour of the US service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Photo: AP
A flag flies at half-staff in honour of the US service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Photo: AP
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