Tag: Afghanistan

Afghanistan/China. China’s Top Priority In Afghanistan Is Stability, Experts Say (Defense One)

Jacqueline Feldscher The scene at the Kabul airport continues to be chaotic more than a week after the Taliban captured Afghanistan’s capital, with throngs of people so...

Afghanistan/USA. US Has Evacuated 42,000 from Kabul; 16,000 in last 24 Hours Alone, Pentagon Says (Defense One)

Tara Copp Military, commercial, and contracted aircraft have evacuated 16,000 people from Kabul in the last 24 hours, Pentagon officials said, underscoring the still-quickening race...

Afghanistan/USA. US Flights Out of Afghanistan Set to ‘Increase Significantly’ as Aug. 31 Deadline Nears (Defense One)

Tara Copp The U.S. Air Force has more than 230 cargo planes, tankers, and other aircraft now committed to the massive airlift underway in Kabul...

Afghanistan. Investors’ dilemma: Abandon billions or work with Taliban? (Al Jazeera)

As foreign governments, aid institutions and companies scramble to evacuate staff from Afghanistan, a crucial question is emerging: Should they engage with the ruling...

Afghanistan/USA. Can the Biden presidency survive the impact of Afghanistan? (Brookings)

William A. Galston Survey research often produces ambiguous or contradictory results, but not in the case of Afghanistan.  The American people decided years ago that...

Afghanistan/USA/China. US sanctions won’t deter China-Afghanistan cooperation (Global Times)

Even as the US continues its chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan and the situation remains fluid in the country, the most pressing issue for all...

Afghanistan/China. China to offer ‘genuine’ aid in Afghanistan’s economic reconstruction amid chaotic transition (Global Times)

As Taliban take steps to stabilize the situation and pursue international recognition, Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and private firms are employing different investment strategies...

Afghanistan/Europe. Will Afghanistan Create Another Migrant Crisis for Europe? (VoA)

Henry Ridgwell Six years ago, more than 1.2 million migrants from many parts of the world fled to Europe, traveling hundreds or thousands of kilometers...

Afghanistan/Russia. Russia Casts a Pragmatic Eye on Afghanistan’s Taliban (VoA)

Margaret Besheer In the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, Russia is looking south with a wary eye to see how it can benefit...

Afghanistan/USA. Clock Ticking as US Ramps Up Evacuation from Afghanistan  (VoA)

Steve Herman, Jeff Seldin The scramble by the United States and its allies to get their citizens and Afghan helpers to the U.S.-controlled airport in Kabul...

Afghanistan/Kazakhstan. Second Plane With UN Staff Members Arrives In Kazakhstan From Afghanistan (RFE RL)

A second plane with UN staff members aboard has arrived in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, from Afghanistan for temporary relocation amid instability in Kabul after...

Afghanistan. Afghanistan crisis and implications for the future (Institute of Development Studies)

The speed of the Taliban takeover of Kabul has shocked people globally, as have the scenes that followed, with many citizens desperately trying to...

Afghanistan/Global Security. The Failure in Afghanistan and the Fallout for Global Security (CIGI)

Christopher Alexander Looking back on the strategies that the United States, the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) deployed in Afghanistan whose...

Afghanistan. Firefight Kills Afghan Security Officer Outside Kabul Airport (VoA)

Ayaz Gul Germany’s military reported Monday a firefight erupted outside the north gate at Kabul’s airport, with unknown attackers killing one Afghan security officer dead...

Afghanistan. Taliban Targets Panjshir Valley as Resistance Leaders Remain Defiant (VoA)

Jamie Dettmer The Taliban are dispatching hundreds of fighters to the Panjshir Valley, 150 kilometers north of the Afghan capital, Kabul, to try to stamp...

Afghanistan/Russia. An Afghan Specter Haunting Moscow? (RFE RL)

Beyond the gloating over the U.S. failure to build a stable, democratic Afghanistan over the past 20 years, how does Moscow perceive the situation...