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President Donald Trump wants the Bagram Airbase; the Taliban have refused. Are last month’s deadly clashes between the Pakistan army and Taliban forces part of US coercion tactics to force the Taliban to comply with Trump’s demand?

The Turks claim many Sahaba (companions of the Prophet) are buried in their country. This is not true. Yet, the grave sites of these “Sahabis” are not properly maintained compared to the grand mosauleums of the Sultans. It provides a glimpse into the nature of Turkish nationalism.