Bakhrudin Khakimov says he left the KGB and joined Taliban militants. He was one of hundreds of Soviet personnel who remained in Afghanistan after the Red Army withdrew in chaos in 1989. RFE/RL's Frud Bezhan has his story (Camera: Ahmad Massoud)

Despite all speculations, U.S President Donal Trump did not designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization as part of his new Iran strategy. Alex Vatanka, Senior Fellow at the Washington-based Middle East Institute, explains why.