Avinash Paliwal India should appoint a special envoy, strengthen ties with allies in Kabul, talk to the Taliban, and work with Iran https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/in-kabul-the-republic-versus-the-emirate-101618826191193.html

Amin Saikal Since World War II, the United States has lost just about every war that it has fought in a developing country. https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/leaving-afghanistan-and-why-america-doesnt-win-wars/

Peter Jennings President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US military forces from Afghanistan by 11 September 2021 is his first big blunder in office. This...

HARSH V. PANT There is no real incentive for the Taliban to concede on any issue given that Washington's best bargaining chip—its military prowess—is...

Sultan Barakat It is time for Afghans to take the initiative in the peace process https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/4/17/what-does-the-us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-mean

Nick Reynolds Joe Biden may be withdrawing US troops from the ground, but given the continuing threat of terrorism that will emanate from Afghanistan it...

Vanda Felbab-Brown The Biden administration’s decision to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 is a wise strategic choice that took significant...

Madiha Afzal and Michael E. O’Hanlon President Biden’s decision to bring home all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the 20-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is a major mistake. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/04/15/withdrawing-troops-from-afghanistan-bidens-unforced-error-puts-america-at-risk/

Anthony H. Cordesman There is no good way that the U.S. can withdraw from Afghanistan. https://www.csis.org/analysis/afghanistan-too-much-enough

Barry Pavel, William F. Wechsler, Irfan Nooruddin Twenty years. America’s longest war is set to finally come to an end, with President Joe Biden expected to announce on...

Leo Shane III and Joe Gould President Joe Biden intends to withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that started...

BRAHMA CHELLANEY Far from offering America a face-saving exit from a 20-year war, a complete US military withdrawal from Afghanistan will make it an accomplice...

Ashraf Ghani will put forward a three-phase peace roadmap for Afghanistan during a proposed meeting in Turkey, Reuters reports. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/5/afghan-leader-proposes-peace-road-map-in-three-phases-document

HAFED AL-GHWELL A cursory examination of the emerging US policy on Afghanistan would probably conclude that the strategy to end a two decade-old, mostly fruitless,...

Largely forgotten by Americans, this $50 billion per year campaign could literally become a ‘forever war’. https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-bottom-line/2021/4/1/why-cant-the-us-end-the-war-in-afghanistan

Mohsin Dawar Biden administration’s new draft proposal fails to address many fundamental issues stalling the Afghan peace process. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/31/the-many-pitfalls-of-the-new-us-proposal-for-afghan-peace