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The educated middle classes that were meant to be the foundation of a new Afghanistan are tired of terror, insecurity, and the return of the Taliban.

The Soviet withdrawal was a disaster. The U.S. version looks eerily similar.

Even as the United States checks the Taliban, it must stop the Afghan president from playing the spoiler.

Camp Chapman, once the scene of the CIA’s second-deadliest day, was hit again in December—but never reported.

Despite ongoing peace talks, intensifying Taliban attacks on Afghans across the country are out of control—and threaten the country’s future.

“We had hopes, but we are not allowed to hope,” said one survivor of the fatal assault on Afghanistan’s biggest university.

Both Biden and Trump have pledged to pull U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. But the Taliban have a vote, too.

Regardless of who wins next week, Afghans feel neither Trump nor Biden will do anything for Afghanistan—they just hope the next president completes the U.S. withdrawal.

Nineteen years ago, the United States began its war in Afghanistan. What is it leaving behind?

A U.S. withdrawal has opened the door to a possible political settlement, but success will depend on regional powers and the country’s neighbors.

For Kabul, India is a vital counterbalance to an aggressive neighbor.

In a Kabul clinic, staff struggle to help teenagers drafted by the Taliban.

Rawail Singh believed in a peaceful future for Sikhs like him in his homeland — and died for it.

As U.S. troops draw down, the Afghan military struggles to provide care for its countless wounded soldiers — on the battlefield and at home.

The United States poured millions into education in Afghanistan. Did it do anything?

Some good, if unsurprising, strategic advice.

There's absolutely no reason to close down the path to peace in Afghanistan.

Critics might be surprised by its effectiveness.

In an era when wars never end, America’s definition of peace needs to be defined down.