Opinions
Why Is Zalmay Khalilzad Such a Controversial Figure in Afghanistan?
By Sayed Ziafatullah Saeedi
Khalilzad’s history is worth recounting, to give context to recent chafing at his tactics in pursuing peace.
When the name Zalmay Khalilzad appeared on the news as a potential nominee for President T...
The Missing Book in President Ghani’s Bookshelf
By Aziz Koshan
A 2500 years old book roughly fifty pages is missing from President Ashraf Ghani’s seven thousand book collection. It...
Afghanistan: Difficulties of Pivoting from a Highly Centralized to Decentralized Government
By Armis Sadri
Nearly two decades into our longest war, the United States is in the process of withdrawing from
Afghanistan Lost One Of Its Education Pioneers
By Ejaz Ahmad Malikzada
Dr. Sharif Fayez, Founder of the American University of Afghanistan and former Minister of Higher Education has passed away at age of 72.
The American University of Afghanistan announced the passing away of AU...
Does Beijing grasp the portent of embracing Afghanistan and the Taliban?
By Raffaello Pantucci
Raffaello Pantucci says it is not clear that Beijing fully appreciates the role it is taking on by trying to broker peace in strife-torn Afghanistan
The 2018-19 period has been noteworthy in one way: it has seen...