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Rupert Stone
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Freelance journo working on security & geopolitics in MidEast & South Asia. Bylines: Newsweek, Spectator, Nikkei Asia, AJE, Prospect et al. RT ≠ endorsements.
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    Aug 24, 2022
    The Taliban takeover has not been good for Pakistan. Drug-trafficking from Afghanistan has increased under Taliban rule, my new piece shows, with frequent large seizures of opiates and crystal meth, the latter feeding a domestic 'ice' epidemic.
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    Afghanistan's drug trade is booming under Taliban rule
    From atlanticcouncil.org
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    Rupert Stone
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    Oct 29, 2022
    Another “relatively small crowd” for Imran Khan
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    The Truth
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    Oct 28, 2022
    Looks like a big turnout for Imran Khan in Lahore today. Crowds as far as the eye can see.
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    Rupert Stone
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    Jan 25, 2023
    Pakistan's former information minister Fawad Chaudhry arrested @trtworld trtworld.com/asia/pakistan-…
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    Oct 29, 2022
    Another big turnout for Imran Khan and his long march today
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    Rupert Stone
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    Oct 28, 2022
    More from Lahore
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    M. Akbar Bajwa
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    Rupert Stone
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    Aug 24, 2022
    So who escorted Shehbaz to his meeting with the emir of Qatar? The foreign minister? Of course not.
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    Rupert Stone
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    Aug 12, 2022
    Just checking: the British Raj is over, right?
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    Aug 12, 2022
    What a proud moment for Pakistan!
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    Oct 27, 2022
    Are any of IK's supporters going to be persuaded by this presser? I doubt it. Will probably backfire and reinforce their belief in an establishment conspiracy. Everything the Pakistani state does to hurt him makes him stronger.
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    Rupert Stone
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    Feb 19, 2022
    This is the Munich Security Conference CEO lunch. Not a woman in sight.
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    Rupert Stone
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    Aug 17, 2021
    Al Jazeera anchor notes that, unlike Biden yesterday, Mujahid took questions after his speech.
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    Rupert Stone
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    Apr 9, 2022
    There ain’t no crazy like Pakistan crazy
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    Rupert Stone
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    Sep 11, 2021
    While India missed the big meeting of regional spy chiefs convened by Pakistan, it was discussing Afghanistan with...Australia.
    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcome their Australian counterpart Peter Dutton and Marise Payne at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI PHOTO.)
    Afghanistan’s soil must not become safe haven for terrorists: India, Australia at 2+2 meet
    From hindustantimes.com
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    Rupert Stone
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    Apr 2, 2023
    “Saudi officials say they are tired of doling out endless aid to poorer states like Egypt, Pakistan and Lebanon only to watch it evaporate.”
    A photograph released by the Saudi Royal Palace showing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt in June at the presidential palace in Cairo.
    No More Blank Checks: Saudi Arabia Clamps Down on Regional Aid (Published 2023)
    From nytimes.com
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