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1 Sep 2011
Difficult US-Iran relations have further complicated the search for an ‘end game’ in Afghanistan. The ongoing talks of the yet-to-be-inked US-Afghan Strategic Partnership deal has raised concerns in Iran of a prolonged US military presence beyond 2014. While the US and Iran share a common goal of preventing the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the dynamics of the great power relations could impede the process of effective transition and create long-term instability in the war-torn country.
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Author | Shanthie Mariet D’Souza |
Series | ISAS Insights |
Issue | 132 |
Publisher | Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) |
Copyright | © 2011 National University of Singapore |