US ‘debating’ future air support for Afghans against Taliban
It’s not clear how military strikes to protect Kabul wouldn’t become a slippery slope towards re-entering the war.
It’s not clear how military strikes to protect Kabul wouldn’t become a slippery slope towards re-entering the war.
Maybe the congresswoman is the key to bringing peace between Iran and Israel. She’s bringing them together in ways no one has before.
Biden’s withdrawal plan should include Afghans who directly supported U.S. troops and are now vulnerable to Taliban reprisals.
For better or worse we stood up armed groups that are now operating under varying degrees of local, state and Taliban control.
Middle East scholar addresses questions surrounding U.S. withdrawal and the interests of neighbors in the process.
A leaked letter shows growing frustration with Kabul and a desire to move around the government there to get a peace settlement.
The establishmentarians are talking “responsible withdrawal” and “safe havens” again. That only means one thing.
Blowing off the May 1 deadline for withdrawal would be a mistake, but that seems to be where the winds are blowing.
We found that the majority of members on a panel advising the president about withdrawal have ties to the defense industry.
With the Taliban onboard, Turkmenistan may now hope international investors can be persuaded to get involved.
Intra-Afghan negotiations resumed earlier this month and we asked a diverse group of Afghans about the process and their role in it.
Biden will inherit nascent peace talks and surging violence, but he must stand firm in getting U.S. troops out.
Leaving a residual force behind won’t work. Here’s a way to keep to the deal while pursuing peace.
Much of the media attention has focused on whether Trump knew and why he hasn’t done anything to stop it. But no one’s asking what’s motivating Putin.
While the COVID-19 pandemic is strangling Afghanistan, the country’s leaders are still in the beginning stages of negotiations to end decades of conflict.
Although the U.S.-Taliban agreement is weak and unclear, withdrawing even some U.S. forces from Afghanistan will reduce the killing.
The coronavirus isn’t just a general public health and economic threat. It can also impede prospects for peace.
A power sharing agreement between the Taliban and the Afghan government is going to be extremely difficult and the available evidence indicates that the violence and tension will not end any time soon.