Afghanistan: New Mission, Old Problems

... continue to face the same Afghanistan-related challenges, including drugs, illegal migration, infiltration of combatants into Central Asia, etc. after all the Western military and nonmilitary missions have concluded. Russia seems capable of ensuring security in border areas either via the CSTO platform or within other formats, for example the SCO. What appears to be of critical importance is that there is a degree ... ... part by Qatar and other actors in the Arab world, it is trying to establish a state in the territory of other countries using al-Qaeda-esque methods, i.e. recruiting supporters, using intimidation, attacks, seizing cities, training combatants, propaganda ...