US withdrawal from Afghanistan has pros and cons for Russia

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 25 Dec 2018 by Alex Teddy
Trump's 22 December announcement that he will withdraw most troops from Afghanistan is good news for Russia. Its influence in Russia will be enhanced. Former USSR countries in Central Asia will be even more heavily reliant on Russia than before to help them against ISIS and the Taleban now that the US is largely abandoning the fight. 7000 US troops will remain in Afghanistan. It is also bad news for Russia. On the other hand Russia will have to try even harder to defeat the threat. A peaceful solution has evaded negotiators for years. Trump's announcement may have been a Christmas present to the Taleban. Trump did not claim that the Taleban was defeated.

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