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![Taliban members pose for a photo after they took over Panjshir Valley, the only province the group had not seized during its sweep last month in Afghanistan on September 6, 2021. [Bilal Güler - Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20210906_2_49919585_68533584.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
On 15 August 2021, the world looked on with trepidation as the situation in Afghanistan reached a critical juncture with the Afghan Taliban assuming power in the country. The... -
![Image of Ayman Al-Zawahiri [Hamid Mir/Wikipedia]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2001_8_2-Ayman-al-Zawahiri-.jpg?resize=500%2C333&quality=85&strip=all&zoom=1&ssl=1)
For some time now, Al-Qaeda had stopped being the primary target of policy and counterterrorist experts. The erstwhile most dangerous terrorist group in the war on terror following its... -
Since the Taliban takeover and subsequent US withdrawal in August, the situation in Afghanistan has evolved drastically. In the absence of a negotiated agreement, it was clear that while...