Diane Villemin Student in political science at Leiden University. Afghanistan: Escalation of Ethnic Tensions While the US Prepares to Evacuate its Troops Diane Villemin · May 2021 While the negotiations between Afghans aimed at setting up a government which would include the Talibans are in a stalemate and the United States has announced the withdrawal of its troops for 11 September, the “Pashtun issue” has popped up again. The latest street protests in Kabul have (…)