Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Taliban’s Quest for Legitimacy – and a Seat at the United Nations 125 September 4, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Manila Times (Philippines ) on 4 September 2021 by Thalif Deen (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AfghanistanAntony BlinkenAshraf GhaniPhilippinesSamir SanbarTaliban Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Poland: Why the America We Knew Is Gone* December 7, 2025. Published in RzeczpospolitaWe may only think ... it will return, but it won’t. It is no longer the child of Europe, 0 Israel: Trump’s Truancy December 8, 2025. Published in Israel Hayom[T]he fact that Donald Trump does not do ideology is problematic. 0 Austria: Trump’s Chaotic Management Is Hurting Himself and the Whole World December 5, 2025. Published in Der Standard[I]t Is appalling to see the person in charge of the U.S. nuclear arsenal acts like a spoiled child. 0 Egypt: Churchill and Chamberlain December 8, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineHistorians will be scratching their heads when they get around to studying U.S. President Donald Trump. 0 Pakistan: A Lone Gunman Sparks Trump’s War on Legal Immigrants December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today 0 Topics Spain: Cartoons in the Pentagon* December 11, 2025. Published in El Pais[T]e MAGA underworld and the Trump administration continue to feed off each other. 0 Egypt: America’s New Security Playbook: How Trump’s 2025 Strategy Redraws US Power and Purpose December 10, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineOne of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself. 0 Saudi Arabia: ‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’ December 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIt is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment. 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 0 India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. 0 Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Egypt: Churchill and Chamberlain December 8, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineHistorians will be scratching their heads when they get around to studying U.S. President Donald Trump. 0 Related Articles India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. Philippines: A US Operative Conjures a Maritime Mirage While Trump Builds Peace with China December 6, 2025. Published in The Manila TimesThe American public and the Trump administration need to recognize that Powell’s work is not charity. It is a business model. Hong Kong: US Military Uses, Taiwan Pays the Bill: America Won’t Stop until It Squeezes Taiwan Dry November 27, 2025. Published in TakungpaoThe United States treating Taiwan like a cash machine is nothing new. Philippines: The Washington Consensus and President Ramos November 21, 2025. Published in The Manila TimesEven Jake Sullivan, former United States president Joe Biden’s national security adviser, said “the Washington Consensus is a promise that was not kept[.]” Philippines: Our US Alliance May Well Get Our Nation Destroyed November 7, 2025. Published in The Manila TimesLet’s not follow Kyiv’s tragic path of letting Washington and its allies use our land, sea and air for war against a rival nuclear power. Previous articleUnderstanding ChinaNext articleInvestigation of US Labs Necessary In Pursuit of COVID-19 Origins LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment