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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.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

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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

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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.

From the Archives May 25, 2017 Snapshot

Four Ways Forward in Afghanistan

There are four strategies for U.S. forces in Afghanistan: state building, reconciliation, containment, and basing.

Sameer Lalwani

A U.S. soldier shielding himself from the rotor wash of a helicopter near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, December 2014.

Security May 3, 2017 Snapshot

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...

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Security Apr 26, 2017 Snapshot

How to Stabilize Afghanistan

Together with Russia and Iran, the United States should build a regional consensus around supporting stability and ending support for proxies in Afghanistan.

Scott Worden

Afghan soldiers taking a break in Baghlan Province, March 2016.

Strategy & Conflict Apr 5, 2017 Snapshot

What Drives Insider Attacks in Afghanistan?

Although the conventional wisdom is that the spate of insider attacks in Afghanistan comes from personal grievances of Afghan soliders, these attacks have become the...

Javid Ahmad

U.S. troops and Afghan policemen inspect the site of a suicide attack on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, November 2014.

From the Archives Mar 21, 2017 Snapshot

How Trump Should Manage Afghanistan

U.S. President Donald Trump's goals in Afghanistan should be limited: aggressively pursue terrorists that threaten the United States, prevent Taliban forces from...

Seth G. Jones

Afghan security forces take position during a gun battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Laghman province, Afghanistan, March 2017.

Afghanistan Mar 2, 2017 Snapshot

Danger on the Durand Line

Last month, Pakistan suffered its deadliest spasm of terrorist violence since 2014. This killing spree has dangerous implications, not only for Pakistan, which has...

Michael Kugelman

An overview of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan in Torkham, Pakistan, June 2016.

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