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Adrift in Afghanistan

Time may have passed since the last interagency policy review on Afghanistan, conducted by U.S. President Barack Obama in 2009, but the questions that U.S. officials need to answer about their policies in the country remain the same.

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Post-Conflict Reconstruction Sep 5, 2019 Snapshot

A Deal With the Taliban Is Only the First Step Toward Peace

A U.S.–Taliban deal would be an important first step, but ultimately, peace in Afghanistan depends on Afghans themselves.

Johnny Walsh

At the site of a car bombing in Kabul, August 2019

Afghanistan Aug 26, 2019 Snapshot

Diplomacy Can’t Solve All of Afghanistan’s Problems

The outcome of the peace process is less certain than the foreordained failure of military solutions.

Barnett R. Rubin

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Mar 21, 2019 Snapshot

Helmand’s Flower That Threatens Us All

The peace negotiations with the Taliban are unlikely to achieve Washington’s main national security objective in Afghanistan—preventing the formation of a terrorist...

Matthew S. Reid and Cybele C. Greenberg

A poppy field in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan April 2016

Trump Administration Mar 1, 2019 Snapshot

Negotiations Are the Best Way to End the War in Afghanistan

Negotiations are the only way to end the war and preserve the Afghan government.

Barnett R. Rubin

Afghan security forces inspect the site of a car bomb blast in Kabul, January 2019.

Terrorism & Counterterrorism Feb 21, 2019 Snapshot

Is the Taliban Making a Pledge It Cannot Keep?

In pledging to prevent terrorism emanating from Afghanistan, the Taliban is making a promise that it will struggle to keep.

Tricia Bacon

U.S. soldiers on a mission in Afghanistan, January 2019

Security Nov 28, 2018 Snapshot

The Taliban’s Battle Plan

The Taliban, emboldened after recent victories, expect the United States to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2020 and hope to wait out peace negotiation efforts until then...

Michael Semple

Post-Conflict Reconstruction Sep 7, 2018 Snapshot

Is the Taliban Prepared to Make Peace?

Afghanistan Is Tired of War—But to End It Means Taking the Taliban’s Priorities Seriously

John Walsh

Taliban fighters during a ceasefire in Nangarhar Province, June 2018.

Post-Conflict Reconstruction Jul 30, 2018 Snapshot

Is Afghanistan Ready for Peace?

In the past, interethnic tension and geopolitical rivalry have led to state collapse and civil war in Afghanistan. But alternative outcomes are possible.

Barnett R. Rubin

A burning tire outside the UN building in Maimana, July 2018.

Trump Administration Mar 21, 2018 Snapshot

Why Peace Talks Are Washington's Best Bet in Afghanistan

Rather than continue down the same failed path, the United States should be actively pursuing a negotiated end to the war in Afghanistan.

Vikram J. Singh

U.S. and NATO troops arrive at the site of a car bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2017.

From the Archives Jan 3, 2018 Snapshot

Why the Taliban Isn't Winning in Afghanistan

Although the Taliban has demonstrated a surprising ability to survive and conduct high-profile attacks in cities like Kabul, it is weaker today than most recognize.

Seth G. Jones

A game of cricket on a field outside of Kabul, December 2017.

From the Archives Jan 2, 2018 Snapshot

Russia's Afghanistan Strategy

For the last decade and a half, Russia and the United States have had largely similar aims in Afghanistan. Today, however, Moscow is convinced that it will have to...

Julia Gurganus

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Ufa, Russia, July 2015.

Criminal Law Nov 16, 2017 Snapshot

Why the U.S. Can No Longer Ignore the ICC

The United States needs to engage with the ICC not push it aside.

Kip Hale

Security November/December 2017 Comment

Staying the Course in Afghanistan

Withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan would allow the country to revert back to a terrorist safe haven, but significantly ramping up the U.S. presence is a...

Kosh Sadat and Stanley McChrystal

The fight goes on: near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, December 2014

From the Archives Sep 18, 2017 Snapshot

Trump's Surge in Afghanistan

The United States is best off keeping a residual force in Afghanistan—but not escalating, as President Donald Trump plans to do.

Daniel Byman and Steven Simon

Strategy & Conflict Sep 6, 2017 Snapshot

Trump's Afghan Plan

The real problems with Trump's strategy in Afghanistan relate to his stated unwillingness to pursue “nation-building,” the leeway he has given to U.S. commanders, and...

Sumit Ganguly

U.S. troops watch as President Donald Trump announces his plan for Afghanistan, August 2017.

Afghanistan Aug 8, 2017 Letter From

How an Afghan Immigrant From New York Got Caught in Turkey's Purge

Erdogan's coup is reaching hysterical levels.

Fariba Nawa

Political Development Jul 24, 2017 Snapshot

Afghanistan's Deadly Identity Politics

Unless Washington backs reforms aimed at improving Afghan governance, any hope for improvement is misplaced.

Patricia Gossman

Afghans pray for the victims of a May car-bombing in Kabul, June 2017.

From the Archives Jul 14, 2017 Snapshot

Calling Pakistan's Bluff

The United States should hunt down insurgent groups across Pakistan and promise to reward the country with more military aid if it agrees to do the same.

Whitney Kassel and Philip Reiner

Pakistani commandos during a military parade in Islamabad, March 2017.

Afghanistan Jun 27, 2017 Snapshot

Germany's Other Refugees

After Syrians, Afghans represent the second-largest group of asylum seekers in Germany. Yet Afghans are far less likely to be granted refugee status than their...

Yardena Schwartz

From the Archives Jun 16, 2017 Snapshot

A Flawed Plan for Afghanistan

U.S. officials are expected to order several thousand more troops to Afghanistan. Instead, they should scale back Washington's involvement in the country.

Aaron B. O'Connell

A U.S. soldier on patrol in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, April 2012.

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Helmand’s Flower That Threatens Us All

Negotiations Are the Best Way to End the War in Afghanistan

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The Taliban’s Battle Plan

Is the Taliban Prepared to Make Peace?

Is Afghanistan Ready for Peace?

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Russia's Afghanistan Strategy

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