he Taliban has unveiled a new, all-male caretaker government with figures linked to attacks on United States personnel.
Afghanistan’s new prime minister is Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, foreign minister in the previous Taliban administration in the 1990s. He is currently on the United Nations (UN) terrorist list.
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Although Russia called the peace talks in Jeddah “futile”, Chinese cooperation could mark a positive geopolitical shift away from recent US-Sino escalation.
Saudi Arabia’s decision to join the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will have implications for Taiwan too.
During the conflict, both sides weaponised the historical role western imperialism played in the Middle East – but through opposite interpretations of the past.
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