Concern among Gulf returnees over Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
The Hindu
The U.S. exit from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country is causing concern among Non Resident Indians (NRIs) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations.These developments emerge agai
The U.S. exit from Afghanistan and the Taliban takeover of the country is causing concern among Non Resident Indians (NRIs) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. These developments emerge against the backdrop of Qatar and Turkey locking in a regional rivalry with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). "Investments in the region will be impacted. Worries over violence and refugees also loom. Even Afghans in the UAE dread to think what will happen to their country after recollecting the Talibans running a brutal form of Islamist government between 1996 and 2001," Mujeeb Rehman, working in Saudi Arabia, said.
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