Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan. A strategic and tactical battle between the Taliban and Islamic State Khorasan Province (Kabir Taneja, ORF)

The last few hours of US presence in Afghanistan have been tumultuous, in tune with the 20-year war in the country which came to...

Afghanistan. Now for the Hard Part: The Taliban Face Financial Headwinds (Tom Keatinge, RUSI)

Main Image Credit Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaking to the media on 17 August 2021 in Kabul. Courtesy of Newscom/Alamy Stock Photo Not even the most...

Afghanistan/USA. US intel is now flying blind in Afghanistan (Jennifer Counter, Atlantic Council)

President Joe Biden speaks at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, VA, on July 27, 2021. Photo via REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein. Reacting...

Afghanistan. The Economic Roots of the Afghan Debacle (Daniel Gros, Project-Syndicate)

Afghanistan experienced rapid economic growth in the decade following the US invasion and the ouster of the Taliban. But the subsequent stagnation of living...

UK/Afghanistan. UK Asked to Include Afghan Special Forces in British Army (The Defense Post)

 Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers march during a ceremony in a military base in the Guzara district of Herat province on February 28, 2019....

Afghanistan/USA. The Two Blows America Is Dealing to the Taliban (David Frum, Defense One)

GETTY / THE ATLANTIC Imagine how the scene at the Kabul airport looked to the suicide bomber in the last seconds before he committed his...

Afghanistan/Iran. Where Iran Stands on the Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan (Ray Takeyh, CFR)

How has Iran reacted to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan? It has welcomed the departure of U.S. forces and pledged to work with the Taliban...

Afghanistan. Will the Taliban regime survive? (Vanda Felbab-Brown, Brookings)

That the Taliban is back is power in Afghanistan on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 is immensely painful to the United States, NATO, and...

Afghanistan. The Plot Thickens (Nilesh Kunwar, Eurasia Review)

When something completely unexpected happens, we ascribe it to providence. But when there are a series of such occurrences revolving around a single event,...

Afghanistan. The Roots Of US Failure In Afghanistan (Ivan Eland, Eurasia Review)

The rapid collapse of Afghanistan has led to predictable finger-pointing about who is to blame for “losing Afghanistan.” Both President Joe Biden and his...

Afghanistan. Sharp Regression (Ajit Kumar Singh, SATP)

Though just two weeks have passed since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, fear among masses, as expected, has spread like wildfire across Afghanistan, forcing...

Afghanistan/USA/Asia. Why the tragic Afghanistan withdrawal should reassure US allies in Asia (Peter J. Dean, Atlantic Council)

For many US allies, the end of the conflict in Afghanistan will come as a relief, reassuring them that some clear, rational strategic thinking...

Afghanistan/USA. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete. What’s next? (William F. Wechsler, Barry Pavel, Christopher Preble, Daniel Fried, Mir Sadat, Brian O’Toole, Thomas...

The final US troops departed Afghanistan on Monday shortly before midnight local time, ceding the country to Taliban control ahead of US President Joe...

Afghanistan/West. The Wages of Defeat in Afghanistan (Chris Patten, Project-Syndicate)

The hasty and chaotic Western retreat from Afghanistan provides several lessons. If the United States and Europe fail to heed them, the cause of...

Afghanistan. Mineral wealth vital to Afghanistan’s post-war reconstruction (Global Times)

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2021 shows foreign forces at the entering gate of Kabul airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: Xinhua) While the US evacuation...

Afghanistan/USA. The Last U.S. Military Plane Has Left Kabul. What’s Next for Americans, Afghans Left Behind? (Tara Copp, Defense One)

The last U.S. military plane has left Afghanistan, U.S. officials announced, ending 20 years of war but also closing down the main route home for...