Development Protecting the Hazara People of Afghanistan is a Moral… Alice Hickson Jan 6, 2022 Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in September, more than 2,800 Hazara Shiites were forcibly evicted…
Foreign Policy When it Comes to Security in the Middle East and… Perry Lum & Lilly Blumenthal Oct 14, 2021 In response to the Taliban retaking power in Afghanistan, the United States and international donors have suspended…
Government & Politics An Interim Government Could Cause Chaos in Afghanistan Ghulam Farooq Mujaddidi Apr 5, 2021 Speculation over the formation of an interim administration with a new political roadmap for Afghanistan is nothing…
Defense & Security With the U.S.-Taliban Deal in place, IS-K seeks to build… Ahmad Shah Katawazai Aug 7, 2020 Last Sunday evening, a large prison in eastern Afghanistan was stormed by IS-K militants resulting in dozens of…
Defense & Security Paid to Kill: An Examination of the Evolution of… Joshua E. Duke Aug 6, 2020 Throughout world history, as long as there has been conflict among people, there have been people willing to pay…
Defense & Security After Almost Twenty Years, America’s “War on Terrorism”… John Arias Jul 17, 2020 September 11th, 2020 will mark the nineteenth year since the attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. For those…
Foreign Policy Does the U.S.-Taliban Deal Devalue American Sacrifices… Iqbal Dawari Apr 21, 2020 Long-deferred political efforts to put an end to the protracted war in Afghanistan gained new life in 2018. The…
Government & Politics Afghanistan’s 2019 Presidential Election: Leading… Mustafa Aryan Sep 25, 2019 Seventeen candidates are running for the 2019 Afghan presidential election on September 28, 2019.The two leading…
Foreign Policy Is India’s Influence in Afghanistan Declining? Pranay Kumar Shome Aug 8, 2019 Following the conclusion of the eighth round of peace talks between the U.S. and the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, a…
Foreign Policy A Game as Old as Empire: The Return of Proxy Wars in… Tamim Asey Jul 16, 2019 History is repeating itself in Afghanistan. Proxy wars and great power politics have returned to Afghanistan.…
Defense & Security Frenemies: Prospects and Challenges for the Military… Tamim Asey Jul 2, 2019 With a potential peace settlement on the horizon, much will depend on the prospects and challenges for the…
Defense & Security Economizing Defense: A Roadmap for Building Sustainable… Tamim Asey Jun 12, 2019 Back in 2004, when Afghan and American generals were laying the foundations for the post-Taliban Afghan army and…