Tag: Afghanistan

(USA/Afghanistan) Is the American withdrawal from Afghanistan a mistake?

Brahma Chellaney wrotes for Project-Syndicate: Afghanistan is on the brink of catastrophe, and it is US President Joe Biden’s fault. By overruling America’s top generals and...

(Afghanistan) Taliban now controls much of the territory of Afghanistan and most of its northern borders

Paul Globe writes for The Jamestown Foundation: With the ongoing withdrawal of the United States’ military forces and the consequent weakening of the Afghan...

(China/Pakistan/Afghanistan) Inclination to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a flagship Belt and Road Initiative project into Afghanistan

Global Times writes: As officials from China, Pakistan and Afghanistan revealed an inclination to extend the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship Belt and...

(China/Turkmenistan/Afghanistan) A long-term strategic partnership in the energy field

Global Times writes: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Turkmenistan and had exchanges with the deputy prime minister of Turkmenistan over...

(Afghanistan) Inside Afghanistan

Al Jazeera writes: The Taliban does not want to engage in fighting inside Afghanistan’s cities, a senior leader of the group has said, as...

(Afghanistan/USA) What consequences will leaving Afghanistan have?

NISHANK MOTWANI writes for The Interpreter: Bagram airbase, the nerve centre of US and allied forces operations in Afghanistan, turned into a ghost town...

(Afghanistan/USA) A narrative of American Afghanistan

Mohammeb Ayoob writes for The Strategist: At a press conference on 8 July, US President Joe Biden unequivocally refuted the suggestion that there was any comparison...

(Afghanistan/UK) UK in Afghanistan

Dan Jarvis writes for RUSI: Prolonging the UK military presence in Afghanistan would not have helped so long as the fundamental problem of the...

(Afghanistan) Power vacuum and Taliban’s role

Al Jazeera writes: US-led foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan after 20 years of war, and the Taliban is quickly filling the power vacuum. Fighters have made...

Afghanistan – Taliban claims to control most of Afghanistan after rapid gains (Al Jazeera)

The Taliban said on Friday it has seized control of 85 percent of territory in Afghanistan, a declaration government officials dismissed as part of...

Afghanistan/Turkey/USA – Will Turkey take over security at Afghanistan’s main airport? (Sinem Koseoglu, Al Jazeera)

As American military and intelligence officers quietly slip out of Afghanistan, the security environment in the country has increasingly become more fragile, including for...

Iran/Afghanistan – How Ebrahim Raisi could exacerbate the security situation in Afghanistan (Saaransh Mishra, ORF)

Ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi won Iran’s 13th Presidential election with a majority amidst the lowest voter turnout in Iran’s political history. Under Raisi, who is extremely...

Afghanistan/Iran – Taliban captures key Afghan border crossing with Iran: Officials (Al Jazeera)

Taliban fighters have seized control of a key district in western Afghanistan that includes an important border crossing with Iran, Afghan security officials said,...

USA/Afghanistan – US speeds Afghanistan withdrawal as Biden sets August deadline (Al Jazeera)

United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US military would complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31, ahead of schedule, and...

Afghanistan – After Afghanistan Falls (Djoomart Otorbaev, Project-Syndicate)

With US and NATO troops on their way out and the Taliban making rapid territorial gains, Russia, China, and Central Asian governments are increasingly...

USA/Afghanistan – US left Bagram without telling new commander: Afghan officials (Al Jazeera)

The United States left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying...