List of Afghanistan articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Hard Lessons of Kunduz and Syria
Why U.S. efforts to train and equip friendly fighters around the world so often fail.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Five Questions Congress Should Ask About Afghanistan After Kunduz
The Kunduz debacle will likely be misdiagnosed as a military rather than political problem. It's not about U.S. troop numbers, but rather the Afghan government itself.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watching Kunduz Collapse From the Sidelines
The fall of Kunduz jeopardizes Pakistan's quest for internal stability.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Regional Roots of Kunduz’s Collapse
If an amalgamation of Taliban, Uzbek, Tajik, and other fighters are allowed to exist in the north, they may win over the support of local populations out of fear and hopelessness.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ghaninomics
Ashraf Ghani has a vision that could turn Central and South Asia into another East Asian Miracle.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Open Letter to the President: Do Not Withdraw from Afghanistan
It may be the hard choice — but it's also the right one.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A grunt’s thoughts on the loss of Kunduz: I used to tell my squad that it was worth it
As I’m scrolling through my Facebook feed during my Monday morning commute I almost overlook a post from my old Company Commander: “Taliban Fighters Overrun Kunduz City as Afghan Forces Retreat.”
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Kunduz City Falls
Security in Kunduz did not deteriorate overnight. For more than a decade, the NATO and Afghan government strategy in the province has been clumsy and largely ineffective.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The long-term dangers for Pakistan of believing in ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Taliban
As the Peshawar hospitals were still coping with casualties from an attack that left 132 school children dead, Pakistan’s military began carrying out revenge airstrikes on militant hideouts.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 NUG One Year On: Struggling to Govern
Divisions within the National Unity Government have rendered the agreement ineffective over time. An analysis of political appointments reveals biases toward informal patronage and certain ethnic groups that put Afghanistan's stability at risk.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 NUG One Year On: Success
As Afghanistan approaches the anniversary of the establishment of the National Unity Government, a review of the country's transformations affirms the success of the year-old agreement.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In the Fall of Kunduz, Echoes of Iraq
Taliban’s seizure of Afghan city could make it impossible for Obama to pull troops out of Afghanistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The US Military: Between a Rock and a Repulsive Place
Now caught between security and human rights, should the United States have been expected to substitute for a non-existent criminal justice system?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Islamic State Could Keep U.S. Troops in Afghanistan
U.S. commanders point to Islamic State threat as justification for keeping force in Afghanistan
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan’s Enslaved Children
Afghans are the only ones who can save their children from sexual enslavement.
