The US military is departing, but Afghans who worked as interpreters and in other capacities remain at risk, former Director of National Intelligence Gen. James Clapper and activist Keith Saddler warn …
The endgame in Afghanistan
There’s a host of implications emanating from the withdrawal of American troops from that country, and India needs to watch out The latest available estimates of the number of people, mostly …
As US pulls out of Afghanistan, China sees opportunities — and potential for chaos
China is conflicted about Afghanistan. Speaking at a forum of Central Asian leaders this week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Beijing supports the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan …
Pipeline Politics: From Afghanistan to Gaza
It’s too early to tell if the bombing deaths of over 60 Afghan schoolgirls will change President Biden’s trajectory for withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan. So far he’s adhered to the tired …
China looks to Central Asia on security to create ‘safe Silk Road’
Beijing is seeking cooperation with neighbours amid fears of a potential resurgence of terrorism in Afghanistan as the US pulls out troops.
No pot of gold at the end of the Afghanistan pullout
Contrary to the Secretary of Defense’s claim that there will be opportunities to redirect funding to other higher priorities after withdrawing from Afghanistan, such a windfall is unlikely to …
America’s shadow army is leaving Afghanistan too
The thousands of US contractors sent overseas were a massive experiment in how Uncle Sam could lean on the private sector help it wage war.
How China Views the U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
On May 8, a bomb attack outside a school in Kabul killed at least 68 people. More than 160 people were injured. Although no one has claimed …
Compared with NATO Allies, U.S. Troops Were Less Likely to be Killed in Afghanistan
British and Canadian troops were more than twice as likely to be killed in Afghanistan compared to U.S. allies, a new study shows. During the nearly two …
From Vietnam to Afghanistan: Another long goodbye?
Closing the book on Afghanistan in 2021 in a manner similar to the Vietnam experience in 1973 threatens to create a collective domestic amnesia over what these 20 years have been about.