Indonesian police said Wednesday they have smashed a drug smuggling ring that moved 2.5 tons of methamphetamine into the country from Afghanistan, a haul worth about $82 million.
I Commanded a NATO Brigade in Afghanistan. Now Is Not the Time to Leave.
Leaving Afghanistan this September will compromise the gains achieved to date and render useless the sacrifices of thousands of soldiers, international aid workers, civilians, and young Afghanis …
How Afghanistan’s President Helped His Brother Secure Lucrative Mining Deals with a U.S. Contractor
With the stroke of a pen, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani put his sibling into the chromite business with a tarnished U.S. defense contractor.
There Are No Winners in Afghanistan
The U.S. has all the watches, but we have all the time.” This quote, sometimes attributed to a captured Taliban fighter, is among the handful of now-famous anecdotes produced by the Afghan War. “The U …
There Are No Winners in Afghanistan
The U.S. has all the watches, but we have all the time.” This quote, sometimes attributed to a captured Taliban fighter, is among the handful of now-famous anecdotes produced by the Afghan War. “The U …
The Chinese card in Afghanistan
But while the situation bears close similarities to Afghanistan 30 years ago, there’s one key difference that could help or hurt New Delhi: the role of China. The withdrawal of the Soviet Union from …
The Chinese card in Afghanistan
But while the situation bears close similarities to Afghanistan 30 years ago, there’s one key difference that could help or hurt New Delhi: the role of China. The withdrawal of the Soviet Union from …
The Chinese card in Afghanistan
But while the situation bears close similarities to Afghanistan 30 years ago, there’s one key difference that could help or hurt New Delhi: the role of China. The withdrawal of the Soviet Union from …
There Are No Winners in Afghanistan
The U.S. has all the watches, but we have all the time.” This quote, sometimes attributed to a captured Taliban fighter, is among the handful of now-famous anecdotes produced by the Afghan War. “The U …
U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan May Give ISIS ‘Space to Operate,’ Expert Says
Seth Jones, a senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., raised concerns about chaos following a post-withdrawal from Afghanistan that ISIS might …