NEWSWATCH: “Challenging the U.S., Moscow Pushes Into Afghanistan. Russian inroads complicate U.S. efforts to strengthen the government, stamp out the Taliban and end America’s longest war.” – Wall Street Journal

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“#Russia is making fresh inroads into #Afghanistan that could complicate U.S. efforts to strengthen the fragile #Kabul government, stamp out the resilient #Taliban insurgency and end America’s longest war. Moscow last month disclosed details of contacts with the Taliban, saying that it is sharing information and cooperating with the radical movement … to fight the local affiliate of #IslamicState, which has gained a foothold in eastern #Nangarhar province, on the border with #Pakistan. … The Kremlin held a conference in Moscow last month with #China and #Pakistan to discuss terrorist threats from Afghanistan and how to combat Islamic State. Since then, Russia has invited the Afghan government to participate in the continuing diplomatic initiative, but not the U.S. …”

Click here for: “Challenging the U.S., #Moscow Pushes Into #Afghanistan. #Russian inroads complicate U.S. efforts to strengthen the government, stamp out the #Taliban and end America’s longest war.” – Wall Street Journal

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