List of Afghanistan articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mr. Ghani Goes to Washington
Afghanistan’s president should have an enjoyable and successful visit to the United States. But don’t expect it to ease the immense challenges awaiting him back home.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rocking the Afghan Vote
Afghanistan’s recent elections have been marred by corruption, inaccurate voter registration, and high costs. Here is how to change the system to make each vote count.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Legacy of Success in Afghanistan
Changing the timeline of U.S. troop withdrawal is a smart move for Afghanistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taking the Gourley challenge: Where moral injury meets strategic failure
A Tom Ricks guest blogger discusses how the U.S. military faces a dilemma in how to determine its postwar identity.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Artist
In Afghanistan, one artist combines the trauma of a war zone with art to free himself of limitations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Peace Talks With the Taliban Are Risky Business
Signals indicate that peace talks may start soon but talks still carry tremendous risks for all involved.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 President Ghani: Stuck Between India and Pakistan
As AfPak relations improve, will Indian support of Afghanistan wane?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Nation Building Is Dirty Business
Nation building has always been messy, but does that mean the United States should stop helping Afghanistan?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taking the challenge on the Afghan war: We failed to understand fear itself
A new entrant in the Best Defense debate over the Afghan war.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan’s Little Cricket Team That Could
How the bowlers and batsmen from Kabul became the world's favorite underdogs.
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The best stories from around the world.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan’s U.S.-Funded Torturers and Murderers
The United States continues to fund and support a network of abusive Afghan strongmen in the name of security. It's time to stop.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Political-Cultural Impediments to Reform in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s difficulties in enacting reform can be traced in part to its political culture, which is proving resistant to change.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Top Threat to the United States? Take Your Pick.
A series of hearings on Capitol Hill this week revealed subtle differences in what top Pentagon brass believe to be the top threats to America.