In this regional news update, we cover Afghanistan, Armenia, Palestine, Tunisia and Turkey. U.S. troops are finally being removed from Afghanistan after almost twenty years of war that did not achieve any of its stated objectives; Afghanistan is worse off, and the Taliban are still strong. The U.S. President Joe Biden recognized the Armenian genocide, which is a step in the right direction. But what has Turkey’s reaction to this recognition been? We forecast upcoming issues focused on Palestine: the cancellation of elections and the Human Rights Watch report released this past week.
