List of Afghanistan articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 An Olive Branch in AfPak
Afghanistan is trying to retool its rocky relationship with Pakistan. Will this great bargain pay off?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watchdog: Afghan Army Far Weaker Than Initially Believed
A Pentagon miscount led to an overestimation of the Afghan army's strength. Could the new count influence U.S. withdraw plans?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Petraeus Lied to FBI
The former celebrity general, a favorite of two presidents, is pleading guilty to mishandling secret information.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Step Forward for Afghan Women?
Afghanistan’s about to launch a plan that will promote the role of women in peacemaking. It took a lot of hard work to convince men that women should play an equal role, and the battle isn’t over yet.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan’s “Transformation Decade” Depends on the Taliban’s Foot Soldiers
The Transformation Decade in Afghanistan won’t transform much if the motivations for the Taliban’s foot soldiers aren’t understood, or curtailed.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Complicated: The Relationship Between Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Taliban
How will these complex relations impact peace negotiations and a lasting solution?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why We Failed to Win a Decisive Victory in Afghanistan
Shifting political allegiances, not smashing enemies, should have been the goal. And that holds true for the campaign against the Islamic State as well.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Heroes & Monsters: War’s moral injury
Best Defense guest author Sebastian Bae addresses the moral injury today's soldiers face post-deployment.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Future of War: What the Army chief of staff thinks he learned from Iraq
That the “whole of government” must participate in a war is one of the tired myths that the Army needs to stop singing to itself.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The United States Is Mostly Out of Afghanistan, but Torture of Detainees There Continues
A new report finds that 35 percent of detainees in Afghan-run detention facilities interviewed by the U.N. had been tortured or mistreated.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Great Wall of AfPak
China is pushing into Afghanistan while ensuring Pakistani cooperation, for the time being.
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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
A special post by Best Defense debater on Afghan war.
