Turkey’s possible Afghanistan mission: Opportunities and challenges
By: Rahimullah Farzam The Taliban’s advance continues as US troops and NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan. Nearly 90 of the country’s 388 districts have fallen...
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Biden administration still weighing CIA drone strike policy amid Afghanistan withdrawal
By: Monitoring Desk As US President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan nears completion, his administration still hasn’t finalized its policy for pursuing terrorists in the...
Girls’ education has taken root in Afghanistan
By: Shabana Basij-Rasikh On May 8, in Kabul, the city I call home, murderers bombed a girls’ high school and killed more than 80 people,...
After the retreat: what now for Afghanistan?
By: Emma Graham-Harrison & Akhtar Mohammad Makoii The public flogging in Obe district, captured on video that quickly went viral this spring, was a mistake,...
New era begins as NATO forces withdraw from Afghanistan: Turkey’s leading role in securing Kabul Airport
By: Ece Uyguc During the latest NATO meeting on 14 June 2021 in Brussels, US President Biden and Turkey’s President Erdogan agreed Turkey would lead...
Changing dynamics in Central & South Asia: The role of Uzbekistan
By Yuri M Yarmolinsky The report of the US National Intelligence Council, Global Trends 2040, contrasts most strongly with the consolidated diverse peacekeeping initiatives in...
Fatalities caused by 3rd wave of COVID-19 on rise, MoPH
By: Lailuma Noori The third wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Afghanistan has been followed by increasing the death toll of COVID-19 patients and positive cases...
Afghanistan: Can government channel numerous people’s movements into new anti-Taliban front?
By: Saleem Payenda The intensity of the war against the Taliban and its spread to all parts of Afghanistan caused the withdrawal of the Afghan...
As we leave Afghanistan, don’t abandon women and girls
By: Nadia Hashimi With foreign troops and diplomats hastily fleeing Afghanistan and humanitarian aid withering, Afghan women face rapidly escalating crises of health, education, and...
Will the Taliban leadership abandon its bases in Pakistan?
By: Umair Jamal With territory under its control in Afghanistan expanding rapidly, will the Afghan Taliban leadership, allegedly based in Pakistan, leave the country and...