Afghanistan

In May 2020 and March 2021, the United States started up two new trilateral dialogues pairing Afghanistan with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. 

Sources reveal secret negotiations between Pakistan’s government and the TTP, which ultimately fell apart.

In each of Afghanistan’s past conflicts, intellectuals have been targets of intolerance and violence. Even as peace appears on the horizon, the risks intensify. 

The government has launched an assault in central Maidan Wardak province, vowing to punish the warlord, Abdul Ghani Alipoor, after the defense minister accused his fighters of shooting down a military helicopter.

With questions swirling about how long U.S. troops will remain in the country, Austin said that "in terms of an end date or setting a specific date for withdrawal, that's the domain of my boss."

The one-day conference last week is part of a larger effort by regional powers to make peace between the Afghan government and the Taliban.

Will it be May? Maybe not.

In a statement issued after the talks, Russia, the U.S., China, and Pakistan called on the warring parties to reduce the level of violence in the country.

Can men who have failed so many times before to secure Afghanistan’s future truly chart a better way forward?

An interview with Jessica Donati.

The memo from Afghanistan’s education ministry banning girls from singing at school functions was rescinded, but not before sparking a backlash.

Yet another elite-based peace agreement, rather than one centered on the people, simply assures a future conflict in Afghanistan.