Najib Sharifi

Vladimir Putin’s pos­tur­ing to­wards Afghanistan has opened a new chap­ter in the great game in the heart of Asia.

For the Afghan pres­i­dent, a deal with Gul­bud­din Hek­mat­yar is a po­lit­i­cal win, but it may not bring po­lit­i­cal sta­bil­i­ty.