The killing may mark the end of al-Qaeda and the beginning of a very difficult period for its hosts in Afghanistan.
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The billions spent by the US and NATO on the Afghan military could not fix major internal flaws.
![Afghan National Army officers keep watch at a check point in Kabul on July 8, 2021 [File: Reuters/Mohammad Ismail]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021-07-08T055441Z_67494407_RC25GO9L04LR_RTRMADP_3_AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Ankara has a lot to gain from remaining a key player in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal.
![Turkey is in a prime position to provide security to Afghanistan’s main airport in the post-US era, write Basit and Ahmed [File/S Sabawoon/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/KabulAirport.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Recent developments in the region forced India to rethink its approach to the armed group.
![Members of the Taliban delegation head to attend the opening session of the peace talks with the Afghan government in Doha, Qatar, September 12, 2020 [File: Hussein Sayed/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AP_20256373382347.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The border barrier will decrease the number of cross-border attacks, but more needs to be done to secure the region.
![A view of the border fence outside the Kitton outpost on the border with Afghanistan in North Waziristan, Pakistan October 18, 2017 [Caren Firouz/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/pakistan-border.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Biden’s election victory could be an opportunity for Islamabad to strengthen its economic and strategic ties to the US.
Pakistan’s strategy to keep good relations with everyone is no longer working in an increasingly polarised Muslim world.
This new realignment in Asia provides new opportunities not only for China and Iran, but also for Pakistan.
Despite the recent attacks, the Taliban and the Afghan government should continue their cooperation efforts.
