Earlier this year, several former ISAF commanders and diplomats wrote President Barack Obama, imploring him to freeze troop levels in Afghanistan until the next administration...
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Reality Check: No Justice for Women In Ghor Province
Ghor province, in western Afghanistan,has been in the headlines in the past few years. Not only was the appointment of its first female provincial governor overturned, there has...
It's Time for America To Get Out Of Afghanistan
After 15 years and $115 billion of taxpayer dollars spent on failed “nation-building,” it’s time for the U.S. to let go of Afghanistan. (The actual “total cost of war and...
It’s Time for America To Get Out Of Afghanistan
After 15 years and $115 billion of taxpayer dollars spent on failed “nation-building,” it’s time for the U.S. to let go of Afghanistan. (The actual “total cost of war and...
Afghan Security Crisis Sets Stage for Terrorists’ Resurgence
Afghanistan’s security crisis is fueling new opportunities for Al Qaeda, the Islamic State and other extremist groups, Afghan and American officials say, voicing concerns...
Afghan Exodus: Notes from a Belgrade Squat
The number of migrants, many of them Afghan, in Serbia has been steadily growing in the second half of 2016. More people continue to arrive, while departures have largely...
Afghanistan: From Land Lock to Land Link
The railway running 85 km from Atamyrat, Turkmenistan to the Ymamnazar border crossing point and 3 km towards Afghanistan’s border facilities at Akina was officially opened by...
Taliban Facing Financial Crisis As Civilian Deaths Deter Donors
The Afghan Taliban are facing a cash crisis with donors unwilling to bankroll an insurgency whose victims are increasingly civilians rather than foreign troops, according to...
Opportunity for Afghan Peace
An interesting peace initiative for Afghanistan is in the making. If it clicks the new American administration could be more than happy to hand over this open ended conflict back...
Finally, Afghanistan Is Trying to Penetrate and Purge High-Level Corruption
The courtroom was tense. The prosecutor’s team fiddled with its new equipment. The defendant, tall and imposing in the dock, fidgeted with his shirt cuffs. Then the lights were...
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