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Afghanistan
Finding a Way Back to Afghanistan
America did not focus on Afghanistan in the years after the Soviet withdrawal in 1979 and closed its embassy a decade later. This left Washington blind to what was taking shape there in the lead-up to Sept. 11. Over the…
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Why Afghanistan Fell
The other factor that contributed to the demise of the Afghan army was the last-minute wholesale restructuring of Afghanistan’s security institutions. In 2021, amid rapidly deteriorating security, President Ghani reshuffled most of his security officials, often replacing them with fellow…
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New International Approach for Peace and Reconciliation in Afghanistan; UN should Act Comprehensively!
The need for an inclusive and representative government comprised of all of Afghanistan’s political, religious, and ethnic groups is now a stronger point of consensus among regional and Western countries alike
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America’s Shameful Neglect of Its Afghan Friends and Allies
During the chaos of 2021, it is estimated that the US brought only 124,000 Afghan partners out of the country
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Collapse of Afghan Republic — US Policy Review
The report writers believe that ‘open-ended mission in Afghanistan led America into a policy trap’ where victory in traditional sense was impossible... due to the absence of ‘a functioning civil society’, and external support (read safe havens in Pakistan) to…
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Gaza Crisis and the $14 Billion Question; What’s Next?
In his remarks during his visit to Israel last week, Biden acknowledged that, in its response to 9/11, the United States "made mistakes." Two decades later, is the United States repeating the same mistakes in its efforts to back Israel?
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The Evolution of Sino-Afghanistan Ties in the Post-U.S. Withdrawal Period
The ongoing targeted attacks against Chinese nationals and assets in neighboring Pakistan have demonstrated the need to cautiously approach strategic investments in South Asia. Ultimately, a cooperative Sino-Afghanistan relationship can only accelerate if the security conditions permit greater stability in…
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Afghanistan after US withdrawal; risks of IS-Khorasan
One of the major elements for consideration in Afghanistan is the strong growth of the terrorist group Daesh-Khorasan, its ambition to undermine the authority of the Taliban and to expand towards other neighbouring countries
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US Talks with Taliban: Pulling the Rug from under a Government it Created
Images of the Taliban’s seizure of Kabul and the dramatic evacuations of internationals and Afghan citizens in August 2021 are emblematic of a failed peace process, but the real turning point came three years prior, when the United States (US)…
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Terrorism in Afghanistan; Biden’s Claim and UN’s Report
Fact: Al Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan is undeniable. Any illusion that Al Qaeda was no longer operating in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of the country on Aug. 15, 2021 should have melted away in July 2022, when the U.S…
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