CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Taliban controls nearly the entirety of 32 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces. Only Panjshir and Badakhshan, as well as small areas of neighboring provinces (not shown) are controlled by the Northern Alliance.

Detailed explanation-2: -What was the venue of the 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan? Notes: The National Security Advisors of Tajikistan, India, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan and China meet in Dushanbe, Tajikistan for the 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan on May 26, 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Amidst the Fall of Kabul in 2021, former Northern Alliance leaders and other anti-Taliban figures regrouped as the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -The takeover was widely criticized by the international community, and no countries have extended diplomatic recognition to the new regime, despite nominally maintaining relations with Afghanistan. The Taliban has aggressively campaigned for international recognition since the takeover.