List of Afghanistan articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 From Aid to Trade
For Afghanistan's economy to stand on its own feet, the government must begin with these four reforms.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Pentagon: Green Beret Supplied Steroids to Soldier Convicted of Afghan Massacre
The U.S. soldier convicted of massacring 16 Afghan civilians in March 2012 had been on a mix of alcohol, steroids, and sleeping pills while leading troops at a small patrol base in Kandahar, according to a long-awaited military investigative report.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Bin Laden Tapes
Dispatches from the early history of al Qaeda, when Gandhi could be considered a model and Saudi corruption was enemy number one.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Insurgent Bombings Rise as U.S. Eases off the Taliban
America's most elite troops are largely ignoring the Afghan militants who once sheltered al Qaeda.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Al Qaeda Boss Zawahiri Pledges Allegiance to New Taliban Leader
The announcement comes on the heels of news of Mullah Omar's death in 2013.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan Calling
Progress in Afghanistan can be measured by the successes of its telecom industry. In this booming sector, phone use is ubiquitous, the internet is used to perform surgery, employment is up, and corruption is down.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why did we lose in Afghanistan?: ‘Afghan good enough’ wasn’t the problem; ‘American good enough’ was — and still is
The leap from the first to the last question in Jim Gourley’s initial post goes a long way in explaining what has gone so wrong for us these past 14 years.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Death Divides the Taliban
The death of Mullah Omar has caused rifts in succession, the peace process, and internal loyalties that signal dangerous times ahead for Afghanistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Bringing Afghanistan Back Into the Spotlight
The announcement of Mullah Omar’s death made America start talking about Afghanistan again. And that’s a good thing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Singing Omar’s Praises, Staying Silent on Mansour
Al Qaeda affiliates' silence is a sign that the fight to succeed Mullah Omar as Taliban leader is not yet over.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mullah Omar, We Hardly Knew Ye
No, seriously: We have no idea what’s going on in jihadi-world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Man in the Taliban
Why the death of Mullah Omar is bad news for Beijing.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Will Mullah Omar’s Death Help the Islamic State?
The Taliban leader's death only means a new chapter in the fight against jihadist violence.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Taliban’s New Number 2 Is a ‘Mix of Tony Soprano and Che Guevara’
Sirajuddin Haqqani has killed hundreds of Americans and thousands of Afghans and could ensure that his country’s future is even bloodier than its past.
