A surge of Taliban wins in northern Afghanistan has caused some countries to close their north Afghan consulates, while across the border in Tajikistan reservists are …
16 security personnel killed in Taliban attack near Afghanistan’s Salma Dam
At least 16 security personnel were killed in an attack by the Taliban on a security checkpoint at the Salma Dam in western Herat province …
The Times view on the allied retreat from Afghanistan: Mission Unaccomplished
You have all the clocks, runs a Taliban boast, but we have all the time. For the United States and its allies in Afghanistan, for the wobbly, modernising government that they prop up, time has run out …
With Afghanistan left in limbo, can the global South trust the West?
If the Western world can change its behavior and demonstrate true intentions, it has a shot at holding onto its leadership mantle.
After wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, rethinking how National Guard members are deployed
With the final military withdrawal from Afghanistan underway, a few state legislators in the U.S. are reconsidering the use of their National Guard units for undeclared foreign wars, like the …
Here’s how we can save Afghanistan from ruin even as we withdraw American troops
Everyone from the media to our own CIA is predicting the violent defeat of the Afghan government. But there are still ways America can help.
Afghanistan: ‘End this failed mission’ says former Afghan president Hamid Karzai as he blames US and its allies for rise in terrorism
Former president Hamid Karzai doesn’t hold back any punches on who is to blame for the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan. A stream of politicians, ambassadors, world leaders and business people file in …
Afghanistan: ‘End this failed mission’ says former Afghan president Hamid Karzai as he blames US and its allies for rise in terrorism
Former president Hamid Karzai doesn’t hold back any punches on who is to blame for the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan. A stream of politicians, ambassadors, world leaders and business people file in …
Taliban Accelerates Its “Victory March”; Families Forced To Flee As Several Districts Captured In Northern Afghanistan
The Taliban accelerated its march through northern Afghanistan, capturing overnight several districts in Badakhshan province. The stationed Afghan forces fled in front of an ascendant Taliban and …
Changing dynamics in South Asia: The role of Uzbekistan
The report of the US National Intelligence Council, Global Trends 2040, contrasts most strongly with the consolidated diverse peacekeeping initiatives in Afghanistan, broad efforts in this field by …