Opinions
Where Does Afghanistan Fit into NATO’s Grand Strategy?
By Ben Acheson
NATO is leaving Afghanistan – a fact well understood by Afghans. Such clarity in messaging should even be considered a success, given how often NATO and Western allies struggled with communicating their role and...
Can India help keep the Afghan Air Force afloat?
By Kabir Taneja and Angad Singh
The United States (US), by mid-June, has withdrawn more than 50 perc...
A Vietnam Retrospective
By Bing West
President Biden has promised that by 2022, the residual American military forces will leave Afghanistan. When that happens, it will complete the trifecta of American failure in its three major wars in the last half-centu...
The ire of Afghanistan's money exchangers exposes the dangers of government reforms
By Nafay Choudhury
Life seems mostly normal these days in Kabul’s currency-exchange bazaar, Sarai Shahzada. Located in the center of Kabul, the bazaar hosts more than 400 shops, spread over four floors, and facilitates hundreds...
A U.N. Peacekeeping Mission Is Afghanistan’s Best Hope
By Charli Carpenter
