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Riccardo Valle

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Islamabad, Venice
As seen in: The Khorasan Diary, Illumination, Medium, Substack, Flipboard, Foreign Policy Magazine, Dawn, The Diplomat Magazine, Al-Monitor, Middle East Eye, JD Supra and
Research analyst & security consultant focused on jihadism & security in Afghanistan, Pakistan & Central Asia. Director of Research @khorasandiary
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Sharaa's Government Expands Ties with Pakistan as Tension...

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By Iftikhar Firdous Verified, Riccardo Valle Verified, Daniele Garofalo
| The Khorasan Diary
Syria and Pakistan have agreed to deepen political, economic and security cooperation, with Damascus announcing plans to upgrade diplomatic representation to ambassadorial level and revive institutional mechanisms aimed at expanding ties between the two countries.
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Your writing method will never work if you keep complicating it

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By Riccardo Valle Verified, Dr Mehmet Yildiz
| Illumination Verified
Your writing method will never work if you keep complicating it Press enter or click to view image in full size Photo by Pix Tresa on Unsplash There’s one thing all the authors I’ve spoken with agree on: writing is always the last step in the creative process. If I want to tell a professional author apart from a beginner, I look at how long they linger in front of the blank screen, staring at the blinking cursor while waiting for inspiration.
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Easing Pakistan-Afghanistan ...

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By Ihsanullah Mehsud, Riccardo Valle Verified, Iftikhar Firdous Verified
| The Khorasan Diary
Following diplomatic efforts in Doha and Istanbul in late 2025, and a subsequent Saudi-led initiative, Pakistan and Afghanistan held a third round of largely discreet negotiations in Urumqi, Xinjiang, aimed at easing severe border tensions. The talks, described by China's foreign ministry spokesperson as "informal," ran from April 1 to 7 and were mediated by Beijing, marking a renewed push for regional stability.
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