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Putin’s Dance with the Taliban

Russia may be in decline economically and demographically, but, in strategic terms, it is a resurgent power. One of the Kremlin’s latest geostrategic targets is Afghanistan, where the US remains embroiled in the longest war in its history.

NEW DELHI – Russia may be in decline economically and demographically, but, in strategic terms, it is a resurgent power, pursuing a major military rearmament program that will enable it to continue expanding its global influence. One of the Kremlin’s latest geostrategic targets is Afghanistan, where the United States remains embroiled in the longest war in its history.

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