August 21, 2022
Even though the Taliban “control” Afghanistan, several militant groups still operate in the war-torn country. That's underscored by the recent killing of al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in downtown Kabul, although not all outfits present in Afghanistan are affiliated with the Taliban. We list some of the major militant organizations working out of the country, with regional and global ambitions.
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Has Iran’s regime emerged from the war more emboldened than before? Yeganeh Torbati explains how survival itself became a victory for Tehran, giving it new leverage at home and abroad.
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On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, Yeganeh Torbati takes us inside the lives of ordinary Iranians after the war, where fear, repression, and economic hardship are shaping an uncertain future.
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