List of Afghanistan articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Promote Women’s Rights, in Afghanistan and Around the World
This year seems to be a year for taking stock of women's rights globally, but what does that mean for women in Afghanistan?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 You Can’t Fight What You Don’t Understand
Is the violent extremism that's fueling the Islamic State something new?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Ghani’s Slow But Promising Start
Afghanistan's new government is making headway in repairing damage caused by over a decade of war, corruption, and empty coffers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The New Unknown Soldiers of Afghanistan and Iraq
Did you know that private contractors in Afghanistan outnumber U.S. troops three to one?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is There Hope for Afghanistan’s Other Daughters?
The latest round of convictions in the brutal public murder of an Afghan woman was mob justice -- not real change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why ‘Train, Advise, and Assist’ Should Begin with ‘Assess’
The NATO Resolute Support Mission’s (RSM’s) mandate to “train, advise, and assist,” but a better prerogative would be to “assess, train, advice, and assist.”
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan’s Missing Link: Women Leaders
Afghan women can't be left out of the negotiations concerning the future of Afghanistan. Both President Obama and President Ghani need to address the historic role of the United States in perpetuating the abject status of Afghan women.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hardly Justice for Farkhunda
It took less than two months for the Afghan judicial system to arrest, investigate, and try 49 men accused of involvement in the killing of Farkhunda, a 27-year-old woman who was murdered by a mob. Justice was swift, but was it thorough?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Good Kill,’ Bad Movie
Ethan Hawke and director Andrew Niccol talk to FP about their new movie on drones. Too bad it gets so much wrong.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Publish At Your Peril
South Asia remains one of the most repressed regions for journalists and by governments muzzling the freedoms of the press, the region’s democratic gains are in jeopardy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Administration: Hersh Account of Bin Laden Raid ‘Patently False’
Current and former officials flatly deny journalist's assertions of grand U.S.-Pakistani conspiracy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Searching for Hostages Isn’t CIA’s Top Priority, Insiders Say
The hunt for al Qaeda leaders takes precedence when it comes to intelligence collection.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Too Late To Tango? Ashraf Ghani’s Risky Outreach To Pakistan
A resurgence of fighting may mean Ghani's strategy of reaching out to Pakistan is too late. But did he have other options?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Diversionary Tactics
The Taliban's offensive in Kunduz province is a diversion that will serve to distract the Afghan army away from the real goal -- Helmand province.
