Afghanistan

The move will finally end the United States’ longest war.

Unless it changes tack, the administration is about to make bad situations even worse.

Decentralizing power can be key to long-term peace.

Wesley Morgan’s “The Hardest Place” is embedded reporting at its finest.

Washington promised to bring liberal democracy to Kabul. It created a bloated and ineffective sector of artificial NGOs instead.

A middle path, with a greater role for India, is still possible—and preferable to either extreme.

Two decades of progress are threatened by the Taliban return—and a hasty U.S. exit.

Long sidelined by Islamabad, Moscow, and Beijing, New Delhi is finally taking a seat at the table.

There are no good choices, but staying on is the worst.

The U.S. defense secretary, in a surprise visit to Afghanistan, warned that Taliban violence remains “pretty high” as Biden weighs withdrawal.

The United States and Pakistan must work together to secure the country’s future.

Washington’s latest idea of a transitional government would be worse than the dysfunctional status quo.

Washington’s latest proposal would draw on Beijing, Moscow, and Tehran for support.

New details are trickling out about how the United States is preparing to withdraw its troops without leaving chaos behind.

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.