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US and Taliban move closer to a deal, but major questions remain

A US soldier looks at a mountain range in Afghanistan's Logar Province from a US Chinook helicopter on May 28, 2014.

Growing challenges as Egypt’s population hits the 100 million mark

A picture shows on February 11, 2020 a general view of al-Atba district of the Egyptian capital Cairo.

Iran’s parliamentary election is nothing but political theater

A man standing outside a mosque in the Iranian capital Tehran on February 14, 2020 hands out electoral leaflets showing candidates campaigning in the upcoming Iranian legislative election due to take place on February 21. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey’s eastern Mediterranean quagmire

A picture taken at the port of Dilovasi, outside Istanbul, on June 20, 2019 shows the drilling ship 'Yavuz' scheduled to search for oil and gas off Cyprus, next to a warship.

The 6,000-year saga of the Citadel of Erbil

Main photo by Corbis News./Anthony Asael/Art In all of Us via Getty

The State of Tunisia's Democratic Transition and the Power and Perils of Consensus Politics

From Stockholm to Riyadh: Breaking the Yemen peace process deadlock

Rebel negotiator Mohammed Abdelsalam (C) holds a press conference together with members of the delegation following the peace consultations taking place at Johannesberg Castle in Rimbo, north of Stockholm, Sweden, on December 13, 2018. - Yemen's government and rebels have agreed to a ceasefire in flashpoint Hodeida, where the United Nations will now play a central role, the UN chief said. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran targeted Israel’s April 2019 elections. Was it preparing for the US 2020 elections?

Benny Gantz a former head of the IDF and head of Israel resilience party speaks to supporters in a campaign event on January 29, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Turkey faces potential Russian blowback on Syria — and tomatoes are only the beginning

A Turkish military convoy of tanks and armoured vehicles passes through the city of Idlib, in northwestern Syria, near the Syria-Turkey border, late on February 7, 2020.

Speaking Across Mountains: Sharing Kurdish Culture Through Music

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