Afghanistan Link
The chaotic August 2021 evacuation from Kabul Airport created a new "diaspora link." Thousands of interpreters, Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders, and activists now live in Sacramento, Toronto, and Hamburg. This human link keeps Afghanistan alive in Western foreign policy debates. Advocacy groups in Washington and Brussels directly influence sanctions policies, asset freezes, and recognition of the Taliban regime.
Many papers examine the Afghanistan–Taliban–Al-Qaeda link. afghanistan link
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