Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan/USA. General John R. Allen: the US must be realistic about its influence over the Taliban (Brookings)

As Afghanistan’s humanitarian catastrophe continues to unfold, US leadership faces a series of major challenges. The crisis that has now engulfed us, our allies...

Afghanistan/China/Russia. Xi reiterates China’s respect for Afghanistan’s sovereignty, stresses enhanced coordination with Russia on Afghan issue in phone call with Putin (Global Times)

Xu Keyue and Liu Xin Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday reiterated China's respect for Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence and its non-interference approach during a phone call with Russian...

Afghanistan. Afghans Facing a Hunger Emergency as Winter Approaches (VoA)

Lisa Schlein The World Food Program is urgently appealing for $200 million  to purchase and pre-position food for millions of Afghans before the winter snows...

Afghanistan/Uganda. Uganda Welcomes First Group of Afghan Refugees (VoA)

Agence France-Presse A flight carrying Afghan evacuees fleeing the Taliban takeover of their country touched down early Wednesday in Uganda where they will be given...

Afghanistan/Pakistan. A Win for Pakistan? (VoA)

Jamie Dettmer Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan was quick last week to endorse the Taliban’s seizure of power in Afghanistan, praising the militant group, which...

Afghanistan. Kabul Evacuations Intensify as G-7 Leaders Fail to Shift US Deadline (VoA)

Henry Ridgwell U.S. allies say they have no choice but to follow the American timetable and withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by August 31, despite...

Afghanistan/Pakistan. Pakistan’s problematic victory in Afghanistan (Brookings)

Bruce Riedel The Afghan Taliban and their Pakistani army patrons are back in Kabul before the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Pakistan’s army Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate...

Afghanistan. Kabul Evacuee With Potential ISIS Ties Detained at Qatar Base (Defense One)

Tara Copp Security screeners at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar have detected that at least one of the Afghans who was evacuated from Kabul...

Afghanistan/Europe. Lead Efforts to Protect At-Risk Afghans (HRW)

The European Union, the United Kingdom, and other European countries should lead global efforts to urgently facilitate safe passage from Afghanistan of civilians at risk from the...

Afghanistan. Can Taliban Turn From Insurgency to Governing? (VoA)

Jamie Dettmer The Taliban may discover that retaking Afghanistan may prove an easier task than ruling it. That will depend, though, on how pragmatic and inclusive...

Afghanistan/G7. G-7 Leaders to Discuss Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline (VoA)

Steve Herman, Jeff Seldin Leaders from the G-7 group of democratic nations are meeting Tuesday to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, with several pushing for U.S....

Afghanistan. Amid Fear, Criticism, Taliban Want International Recognition of ‘Representative’ Rule (VoA)

Ayaz Gul The Taliban said Tuesday they hope to win international recognition for their “legitimate representative” rule over Afghanistan, arguing the diplomatic engagement would help...

Afghanistan/Germany. Germany and Afghanistan: Time to ditch bad governments, not good governance (ECFR)

Christoph Heusgen The Afghanistan operation was a textbook mission: we applied a comprehensive approach to crisis management. We knew the challenges we faced could not...

Afghanistan. How it could have been different (ECFR)

Carl Bildt The 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack will now coincide with the consolidation of the second Taliban emirate in Afghanistan, greeted by...

Afghanistan/Europe. Three lessons for Europe from the fall of Afghanistan (ECFR)

Jean-Marie Guéhenno Europe needs to take a hard look at what worked and what did not work in Afghanistan. Only then can it gradually and...

Afghanistan/China. Angela Stanzel: “China’s interest in Afghanistan is to protect its border” (MERICS)

China has been quick to signal its acceptance of renewed Taliban rule over Afghanistan, stating that it respects the quote, “the will and decision...