Afghanistan, France
French foreign ministry puts Afghanistan on hold

The Intelligence Gazette
CIA and Taliban, UK geospatial intel, Russian control centre in Ukraine, Serbian BIA

Appointments, reforms and key issues: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets of news, big and small, from the global intelligence community. This week we hone in on Doha, Baghdad, London and Moscow.

United States/AfghanistanIslamabad and Doha aid CIA-Taliban meeting.

United KingdomIntelligence issues in British space strategy.

RussiaIntelligence services at heart of new Ukraine coordination council.

SerbiaVucic blends geopolitics with internal security.

Afghanistan, United Kingdom
Opcit Research to serve as UN terrorism look-out in Afghanistan

With high-level diplomatic meetings in full swing in Central Asia, and Afghanistan one of the main subjects of discussion, the UN has called in one of its regular contractors to help it gain a better understanding of the area.

Afghanistan, Turkey
Ankara maintains Afghan ambitions despite Taliban takeover

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan should have meant Turkey stepping in and taking control of Kabul airport but the Taliban's rapid advance changed all that. However Ankara is maintaining its objectives even if it means talking to Afghanistan's new authorities.

Afghanistan, France
French foreign ministry revises its game plan after Afghanistan withdrawal

The Talibans have won media attention by continuing to advance in areas they already held but the fall of Kabul is far from imminent. As a result, France finds itself in an uncomfortable position.