List of Afghanistan articles
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Ashraf Ghani shakes hands with Biden. Can Biden Save Ashraf Ghani?
To stop the Taliban’s advance and his government’s collapse, the Afghan leader must check his hubris at the White House door.
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Putin and Xi shake hands. Foreign Powers Jockey for Influence in Afghanistan After Withdrawal
Is a new “great game” emerging?
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Troops return home from Afghanistan Biden’s Afghanistan Pullout Could Make the China Problem Harder
No, a complete withdrawal will not ease the U.S. pivot to China.
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A Taliban commander ahead of an interview with AFP. The Taliban Are Winning the War of Words in Afghanistan
The government’s radio silence is handing a propaganda victory to the insurgents.
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U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen speaks about seven women from Afghanistan who were assassinated for their efforts to improve the lives of Afghans. Afghan Interpreters in the Crossfire of U.S. Pullout
Future U.S. partners will have to “think twice” about helping the Pentagon if Biden isn’t able to grant visas to Afghan interpreters, lawmakers said.
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Members of Afghanistan’s Crisis Response Unit 222, an Afghan special police unit, participate in a training slowed down for the media in Kabul on Sept. 7, 2017. The United States Needs Central Asian Partners to Protect Afghanistan’s Future
Ambitious post-withdrawal hopes can’t be achieved without bases nearby.
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Members of Afghanistan's peace negotiation team How to Close the Gender Gap in Peace Talks
Women’s representation is critical to lasting peace, but they are losing ground at the negotiating table.
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An Afghan Commandos soldier stands guard. Afghan Air Force Could Be Grounded After U.S. Pullout
The one advantage the Afghan army had on the Taliban looks set to slip away with the hasty U.S. withdrawal.
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Truck at a roadblock in Democratic Republic of the Congo It’s the Roads, Stupid
Armed checkpoints along key trade routes—not natural resources—are the key to financing rebel groups and insurgencies around the world.
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An Afghan boy looks on in a damaged house near the site of an attack in Kabul. Taliban Map Out Future Vision for Afghanistan
The militant group’s spokesman vows to “continue our war” until Afghanistan has an Islamic government.
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Sons help their father at an Afghan hospital. Afghanistan Swamped by COVID-19’s Third Wave
The government dithered and denied the pandemic’s severity. Now, a health disaster looms.
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With the help of an interpreter (center), an Afghan National Army doctor (left) speaks with a U.S. Army advisor. Inside Washington’s Fight to Save Afghans Who Saved Americans
Afghan interpreters were promised U.S. visas. Now, red tape may cost them their lives.
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U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez attends a news conference at the Capitol. Robert Menendez Is the Last Hawk on the Left
… But don’t tell him that.
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A woman wearing a burqa walks past the site of a shooting in Kabul. Afghan Women’s Problems Don’t End With the Taliban
A new U.S. intelligence assessment suggests women’s rights in Afghanistan face threats even without a Taliban takeover.
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An Afghan man squats while a group of U.S. Army soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division secure the local bazaar in Yayeh Kehl, near Kabul, Afghanistan, on Nov. 14, 2002. America, the Afghan Tragedy, and the Subcontinent
Four decades of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan have left South Asia transformed—and on the cusp of a realignment.
