Assadullah Sarwari, one of a handful of convicted Afghan war criminals, has been released from prison in Kabul. As head of the intelligence service immediately after the 1978...
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Will 2017 See More Suicide Bombings? Sadly, Probably Yes
As the new year dawns, there is some final bad news from 2016. Figures collected by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) and due to be published shortly show that 2016 was a...
Three Important Lessons Behind the Recent News Emerging from Afghanistan
Fifteen years ago, then-U.S. first lady Laura Bush guest-hosted the president’s weekly radio address to talk about Afghanistan. “Because of our recent military gains in much of...
The Rise of Taliban Diplomacy
Since the formation of the Afghan National Unity Government (NUG), the regional competition between the Taliban and the NUG has peaked. The Taliban has widened its diplomatic...
Russia Getting Into Afghan Act
The gathering in Moscow last week — the third in the series of consultations between Russia, China and Pakistan — underlines growing concern about the spillover effect of the...
The Non-Pashtun Taleban of The North: A Case Study From Badakhshan
The Taleban movement is winning ground in the northern province of Badakhshan, a province that was never conquered when the Taleban were in power in the 1990s. Over the past two...
The Decline of Afghanistan’s Hindu And Sikh Communities
Hidden in plain sight, on a poorly lit busy road, the exteriors of the Asmayee temple are deceiving - a plain, old building that could easily be confused for any other building...
The Decline of Afghanistan's Hindu And Sikh Communities
Hidden in plain sight, on a poorly lit busy road, the exteriors of the Asmayee temple are deceiving - a plain, old building that could easily be confused for any other building...
Combating Corruption in Afghan Defense and Security Sector
Research from Transparency International shows that Afghanistan’s defense and security institutions remain at a very high risk of corruption and that this has severely impacted...
Making the Case for Afghanistan: Why Now is Not The Time to Abandon The Country
In a year filled with blockbuster headlines, Afghanistan remained under the radar for much of 2016. That is, of course, not necessarily a bad thing, but plenty of newsworthy...
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