List of South Asia articles
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Pakistan International Airlines plane takes off from Kabul China and Pakistan See Eye to Eye on the Taliban—Almost
They share economic and geopolitical interests in Afghanistan, but counterterrorism could be a wrench.
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Soldiers of the German Wehrmacht stand with their hands up How America Forgot It Needed to Understand The Enemy
Social scientists helped win World War II by judging enemy morale. But in Afghanistan, the U.S. kept getting it wrong.
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Taliban fighters stand guard as passengers board a plane. U.S. Asks U.N. to Waive Taliban Travel Ban
A key Biden lever over the Taliban has been removed.
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Biden holds a press conference about AUKUS India Welcomes AUKUS Pact as China Deterrent
The agreement will help New Delhi with its quest for a stable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
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The Italian diplomat Stefano Pontecorvo at the Kabul airport NATO’s Man in Kabul
Stefano Pontecorvo spent his childhood in Kabul. Sixty years later, he coordinated the evacuation of 124,000 people before saying goodbye to the city himself.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, speaks. Zalmay Khalilzad: ‘I Will Reflect’ on What U.S. Could Have Done Differently
America’s man in Afghanistan reflects on Trump’s ill-fated peace deal, the pullout, and how everything went wrong.
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Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Javad Zarif meets with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar of the Taliban Afghanistan Is a Bigger Headache for Tehran Than It Is Letting On
Iran cheered the U.S. withdrawal but is nervously hedging its bets with the Taliban.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Joe Biden participate in a virtual diplomatic meeting. Blinken Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal in First of Congressional Hearing Marathons
Republican lawmakers grilled Biden’s top diplomat over the end to the United States’ Afghan war.
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An Afghan street seller offers the local currency called 'afgani' in exchange for US dollars and few pre-paid mobile phone cards, in Kabul, on April 10, 2010. America’s Money Lost the Afghan War
It’s unclear whether Washington can ever cure its addiction to enabling its allies’ corruption.
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Taliban negotiators attend a Moscow press conference. China and Russia Have a Shared Playbook for Afghanistan
Experience in cooperating in Central Asia offers a fruitful model.
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker Nathan Law, now in exile in the U.K., speaks at a rally for Hong Kong democracy at Marble Arch on June 12, 2021 in London. Biden Needs to Bolster the Power of Exiles
The U.S. democracy agenda can’t focus simply on supporting democratic governments.
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Osama bin Laden holds a press conference. The Taliban’s Victory Is Al Qaeda’s Victory
Afghanistan’s new rulers still have strong ties to the terrorist group that attacked the United States on 9/11.
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Pakistani and Taliban flags fly on their respective border sides. Pakistan’s Friendship With the Taliban Is Changing
Expect a recalibration of the relationship by both sides now the Taliban are in power.
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Thousands of Taliban supporters rallied October 1, 2001 in the town of Quetta, Pakistan. Pakistan Might Soon Regret Its Win in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s takeover in Kabul has all the makings of a Pyrrhic victory.
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Gail Omvedt stands in a doorway Long Live Comrade Gail
A tribute to Gail Omvedt, a white American sociologist who left Dalits in mourning.
