Despite the negative consequences of the serious policy blunders committed by the US in Afghanistan over the past decade and a half, it refuses to draw the right lessons from its...
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Trump Inherits the 'Good War'
The question of what President-elect Donald Trump has planned for Afghanistan rarely came up during his run for the presidency. As is the sometimes-custom of Trump, apart from...
Trump Inherits the ‘Good War’
The question of what President-elect Donald Trump has planned for Afghanistan rarely came up during his run for the presidency. As is the sometimes-custom of Trump, apart from...
Failing Rhetoric
At a recent news briefing at the Pentagon, Gen John W. Nicholson, the commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan claimed that the Pak-Afghan region has the highest...
Pakistani Image on an Afghan Campus
During a recent visit to the Balkh University in this northern city in Afghanistan, students were found to be critical of Pakistan’s polices, but many had positive...
Update On Afghanistan’s Electoral Process: Electoral Deadlock Broken – For Now
Afghanistan’s electoral reform process, a major part of the National Unity Government’s programme, has been slow and painful with its high stakes and divided government...
The Tangled History of the Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Triangle
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, speaking at the sixth Heart of Asia Conference in Amritsar, India, not only criticized Pakistan but, importantly, also rejected $500 million in aid...
EU Ambassador To Afghanistan ‘Eager To Work’ With Trump
Franz-Michael Mellbin: Afghanistan is facing a war. There is a determined enemy, which is challenging the state and which has a military ambition. It has not been able to fulfill...
EU Ambassador To Afghanistan 'Eager To Work' With Trump
Franz-Michael Mellbin: Afghanistan is facing a war. There is a determined enemy, which is challenging the state and which has a military ambition. It has not been able to fulfill...
Panel: U.S. Will Need Clear Policy, Continued Coalition Participation in Afghanistan
The incoming Trump administration needs to send “a clear message of continued commitment” to the Afghan government that the United States will continue to support its...
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