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“U.S. and Russia have converging interests in Afghanistan”

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Published: 02 July, 2009, 22:52

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Battling Islamic insurgencies in Afghanistan is in both Russia and U.S. interests, said Ivan Eland from the Centre of Peace and Liberty at the Independent Institute in Washington DC.

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