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A long BBC World Service article that poses this question: Is Russia arming the Afghan Taliban? Which concludes:
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41842285

It builds on an interview of...

Mike Martin offers a short (2 mins) explanation for China's role in Afghanistan.
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxFQ2Xqi7gY&feature=youtu.be

A short website report entitled:

Even more curious:
Link:http://www.eurasianet.org/node/86661

First time I've seen this website, so this helps:
Link:http://www.eurasianet.org/node/14733

A curious commentary from a RUSI analyst, a Pakistani, that suggests a new firmness in the Pakistani Army's stance on Afghanistan under the new Chief of Staff's...

Professor Paul Rogers asks "Will more the same, fewer in number work" or something similar and near the start:

Citing the latest SIGAR report:

He ends with:...

Elsewhere, including SWJ Blog, there have been reports on US and NATO troops returning to Afghanistan.

I wonder if anyone in those governments has considered the impact of this long awaited...

A rare commentary - in the UK - on Afghan-Iranian relations just before any potential impact of President Trump's arrival:...

A rare insight into Russia's role, which is about to reduce:
Link:http://www.rferl.mobi/a/russia-troops-cuts-tajikistan-afghanistan-border/27534647.html

The full title and sub-title being:Never heard of this group of diplomats, what a combination!:...

Via SWJ from AFP (via Yahoo) citing Zamir Kabulov, head of the department at the Russian foreign ministry responsible for Afghanistan who is also a Kremlin special representative in the country, told...

Hat tip to WoTR for an article on:
Link:http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/the-most-important-arms-deal-youve-never-heard-of/?

An update on China's role by Raffaello Pantucci (who has affection for the region), which IMHO ends rather optimistically:
Link:http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/can-china-assert-itself-in-afghanistan/

This can hardly come as a shock given relations elsewhere and I am unsure whether it will actually matter now:Link:http://rt.com/news/259809-russia-stops-nato-afghanistan-cargo/

There is an old,...

Once again China offers help to Afghanistan and Pakistan, with civil schemes. Note Kunar Province hydro-electric plant. Since previous schemes have been halted one wonders if this is rhetoric only....

This is the fourth of five new threads, its focus is the often, to be polite turbulent, complex relationship with its neighbours, hence the title Afghanistan, its neighbours and non-NATO nations;...

Myra McDonald using an ex-ISI chief's speech asks what does the exit or re-roling in Afghanistan mean for Pakistan.

A hat tip to WoTR is...