Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan/USA. Corruption and Self-Dealing in Afghanistan and Other U.S.-Backed Security Sectors (Jodi Vittori, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

In the wake of Kabul’s fall, it is worth asking: How did corruption help lead to the collapse of the Afghan security forces and...

Afghanistan/Future World. Three Lessons from a Two-Decade Failure (Javier Solana, Project-Syndicate)

The debacle in Afghanistan this summer confirmed what many have long suspected: that much of the West’s foreign policy since the September 11, 2001,...

Afghanistan/USA. Remembering the Gains of the Afghanistan War (Daniel Byman, Benjamin Wittes, Lawfare)

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen secure an area in Afghanistan, Nov. 7, 2012, (https://www.dvidshub.net/image/791522/pararescue-afghanistan/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/United States Air Force) The end of a war is...

Afghanistan/USA. The evacuation of Afghan refugees is over. Now what? (Elizabeth Ferris, Brookings)

The dramatic scenes from Kabul Airport of desperate Afghans seeking to escape reverberated around the world. The U.S., other governments, and a hodge-podge assortment...

Afghanistan. Sanctions alone won’t tame the Taliban (Brian O’Toole, Atlantic Council)

After two decades of conflict in Afghanistan, it’s difficult to imagine Western powers resorting to military intervention against the Taliban, even if the group...

TechInnovation/USA/Afghanistan. Lessons learned from the government’s failure to understand technology’s power (Shane Tews, AEI)

Taliban soldiers stand in front of protesters during a demonstration in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 7, 2021, via Reuters Following the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan,...

Afghanistan/Israel/Iran. The Real Lesson of the Afghanistan Debacle (Jonathan Ariel, BESA Center)

Afghanistan has proved once again that even a superpower cannot win a war against a proxy as long as it refuses to confront the...

Afghanistan/Pakistan. Taliban Victory Threatens to Be a Double-Edged Sword for Pakistan (James M. Dorsey, ORF)

Taliban in Afghanistan, image via Tasnim News CC Pakistani efforts to exploit the Taliban victory in Afghanistan threaten to reinforce ultra-conservative inclinations in Pakistan itself,...

Afghanistan. The economics of the Taliban takeover (Aditya Gowdara Shivamurthy, ORF)

The speedy collapse of the Afghan security forces and the tactical offensive of the Taliban has been an intensely discussed issue amongst scholars and...

Afghanistan/Bangladesh. Brewing apprehensions: Bangladesh watchful of Taliban (Sohini Bose, ORF)

Three decades ago, a haunting slogan,“We will all join Taliban, Bangladesh will turn into Afghanistan”, chanted by Islamist extremists in their street demonstrations, echoed...

Afghanistan/Central Asia. Resurgent Taliban and its implications on Central Asia (Ayjaz Wani, ORF)

The dramatic siege of Afghanistan by the Taliban has posed serious questions about the stability, security, geostrategy, and geopolitics of the Central Asia Republics...

Afghanistan/Central Asia/India. Central Asia could help safeguard Indian interests in Afghanistan (Saaransh Mishra, ORF)

In the last few years, India has conducted bilateral dialogues with Central Asia, the most recent one being the 2nd India-Central Asia Dialogue in October 2020. The...

China/Afghanistan. Chinese firms eye resumption of freight train to Afghanistan, after $31m in emergency aid (Global Times)

People walk on the street in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua) After Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced 200...

Afghanistan. Foreign ministers of neighboring countries stress no foothold of terrorist organizations in Afghanistan’s territory in joint statement (Global Times)

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses at the first Foreign Ministers' Meeting on the Afghan Issue Among the Neighboring Countries of...

USA/Afghanistan/Defense. US Army working to recoup Afghanistan withdrawal costs (Jen Judson, Defense News)

Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue, the 82nd Airborne Division commanding general, speaks with paratroopers at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 25, 2021....

China/Afghanistan. Chinese firms plan Afghan platform to examine opportunities and pitfalls of investment (Global Times)

A man works at a glass wool factory in western Herat province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2021. Photo: Xinhua Chinese business representatives in Afghanistan are to...