Biden is risking a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan
By: Trudy Rubin When President Joe Biden announced he was ending “the forever war” in Afghanistan by pulling out the last 3,500 or so U.S....
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Peace can still be achieved in Afghanistan
By: Sultan Barakt On Wednesday, United States President Joe Biden announced the complete withdrawal of all American troops from Afghanistan by September 11, the twentieth...
From moral responsibility to magical thinking: how Biden changed his mind on Afghanistan
By: Michael Hirsh U.S. President Joe Biden was once committed to helping Afghanistan get back on its feet—and in the early days, he thought former...
Taliban are not taking the path to peace: Ambassador Rahmani
By: Monitoring Desk Among those absorbing the news of the U.S. decision to pull out of Afghanistan by this fall are Afghans. President Biden says...
U.S. faces hard choices to fight terrorism after Afghanistan withdrawal
By: Colin P. Clarke President Biden’s decision to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan no later than Sept. 11 sets in motion an end to the...
Journalists reflect on Afghanistan as Biden prepares to withdraw troops
By: Oliver Darcy KABUL: Nearly 20 years ago, in the White House Treaty Room, President George W. Bush announced the beginning of “Operation Enduring Freedom.”...
Taliban once again make excuse, reject presence in Turkey peace conference
By: Monitoring Desk KABUL: A Taliban spokesman said on Monday (Apr 12) the militia won’t attend a peace conference tentatively planned for later this week...
Concerns mount that US withdrawal from Afghanistan could risk progress on women’s rights
By: Monitoring Desk KABUL: Concerns are mounting from bipartisan US lawmakers and Afghan women’s rights activists that the hard-won gains for women and civil society...
Global terror and the Taliban’s return
By: Brahma Chellaney One of the most crucial early tests for US President Joe Biden concerns Afghanistan. An emboldened Taliban have escalated their campaign of...
Afghanistan’s security is linked to world security, Afghan envoy
By: Monitoring Desk Ahead of the May 1 troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the country’s Ambassador to India and the former senior political advisor to the...