https://freerepublic.com/tag/diplomaticskills/ en-us Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:44:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3975282/posts A very important meeting took place in Moscow last week, virtually hush-hush. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Russian Security Council, received Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan’s national security adviser. There were no substantial leaks. A bland statement pointed to the obvious: They “focused on the security situation in Afghanistan during the pullout of Western military contingencies and the escalation of the military-political situation in the northern part of the country.” The real story is way more nuanced. Mohib, representing embattled President Ashraf Ghani, did his best to convince Patrushev that the Kabul administration represents stability. It does not – as the subsequent... asiatimes.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3975282/posts#comment Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:44:00 GMT