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Afghan politics
![Taliban Say Peace Talks With Afghan Team to Start Saturday Taliban Say Peace Talks With Afghan Team to Start Saturday](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-04-30-6.jpg)
Taliban Say Peace Talks With Afghan Team to Start Saturday
By Associated Press
The much-delayed talks are reportedly set to begin this weekend.
![Dueling Afghan Leaders Both Declare Themselves President Dueling Afghan Leaders Both Declare Themselves President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-09-4.jpg)
Dueling Afghan Leaders Both Declare Themselves President
By Associated Press
Kabul’s political crisis continued to deepen with Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah both holding rival inaugurations.
![US Peace Deal Leaves Afghans to Determine Post-War Landscape US Peace Deal Leaves Afghans to Determine Post-War Landscape](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-03-03-4.jpg)
US Peace Deal Leaves Afghans to Determine Post-War Landscape
By Associated Press
Afghanistan’s future remains mired in uncertainty.
![Afghanistan After Trump’s Taliban Deal: What Next? Afghanistan After Trump’s Taliban Deal: What Next?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-30-8.jpg)
Afghanistan After Trump’s Taliban Deal: What Next?
By Ankit Panda
Will negotiations between the United States and the Taliban produce a sustainable agreement?
![The High Price of Afghanistan’s Disputed 2019 Presidential Election The High Price of Afghanistan’s Disputed 2019 Presidential Election](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19316277555396.jpg)
The High Price of Afghanistan’s Disputed 2019 Presidential Election
By Umair Jamal
The controversy around this election will linger on for months.
![Where Does the Afghan Peace Process Stand After Talks Collapsed? Where Does the Afghan Peace Process Stand After Talks Collapsed?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap19072402634423.jpg)
Where Does the Afghan Peace Process Stand After Talks Collapsed?
By Umair Jamal
Trump’s cancellation of peace talks with the Taliban makes his top envoy’s job more difficult.
![Is Democracy Dying in Afghanistan? Is Democracy Dying in Afghanistan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-10_21-05-51.jpg)
Is Democracy Dying in Afghanistan?
By Jumakhan Rahyab
The recent presidential election, coupled with a long list of government failures, is a serious alarm heralding the death of democracy in Afghanistan.
![Ghani’s Missed Opportunity: The Hazara Enlightenment Movement Ghani’s Missed Opportunity: The Hazara Enlightenment Movement](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-afghan_president_ghani_delivers_remarks_at_a_joint_press_availability_25726594024.jpg)
Ghani’s Missed Opportunity: The Hazara Enlightenment Movement
By Sayed Ziafatullah Saeedi
One of Ghani’s mistakes in office was his confrontation with the Enlightenment Movement.
![What Happened to the Afghan-Led, Afghan-Owned Peace Talks? What Happened to the Afghan-Led, Afghan-Owned Peace Talks?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-d3po88cw0aavqhg.jpg)
What Happened to the Afghan-Led, Afghan-Owned Peace Talks?
By Monish Tourangbam and Nandita Palrecha
Talks continue without Kabul; meanwhile, the Afghan government struggles with questions of legitimacy at the top.
![Arresting India’s Drift on Afghanistan Arresting India’s Drift on Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-1024px-zalmay_khalilzad_in_october_2011-cropped.jpg)
Arresting India’s Drift on Afghanistan
By Harsh V. Pant
India has been relegated to the status of a reactive power in Afghanistan.
![Afghanistan's Presidential Race in Full Swing Afghanistan's Presidential Race in Full Swing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4537825.jpg)
Afghanistan's Presidential Race in Full Swing
By Ahmad Shah Katawazai
What's at stake as Afghanistan moves toward its next presidential election?
![Local Governance in Afghanistan: The Unwalked Path Local Governance in Afghanistan: The Unwalked Path](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-9570687188_5bcab6ffab_k.jpg)
Local Governance in Afghanistan: The Unwalked Path
By Javeed Ahwar
Statebuilding in Afghanistan has always been about building a strong center. It has failed.
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