The Khaleej Times: Imran’s Charisma could help bring peace in Afghanistan

In this file photo, Imran Khan, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures to his supporters during a political rally ahead of general elections in Islamabad, Pakistan, July 21, 2018. (REUTERS)

July 31: The "Afghan endgame" - they've been calling it that for at least a decade - is good for a fair bit of irony if not much else. First Pakistan was forever the bad guy because of its connections with, indeed influence over, the Taliban.