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Afghan Taliban
Spoilers and Peace in Afghanistan: Negotiating With the Taliban
By Shawn Snow
The biggest potential spoiler for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is Pakistan.
Pentagon Metrics on Afghan War are Useless
By Shawn Snow
The U.S. strategy focused on population centers ignores historical realities of Afghan’s counterrevolutionary history.
Afghanistan: General Dostum Micromanages Kunduz War
By Shawn Snow
Afghan security forces have been struggling to push the Taliban out of Kunduz city.
Afghan Forces Struggle to Hold the Line
By Shawn Snow
Major Afghan cities are currently surrounded and under assault by the Taliban forces.
International Pressure Continues to Mount on Pakistan
By Shawn Snow
Members of U.S. Congress, a general, and an Afghan ambassador are the latest to accuse Pakistan of sponsoring terror.
Civilians: The Ultimate Victims of the Af-Pak Proxy War
By Daud Khattak
The blame game playing out between Afghanistan and Pakistan only benefits militants threatening both sides.
General Raziq: Kabul’s Man in Southern Afghanistan
By Shawn Snow
The Afghan government's reliance on Abdul Raziq highlights Kabul’s reliance on warlords for its war strategy.
The Taliban’s Latest Battlefield: Social Media
By Austin Bodetti
The Taliban has drastically ramped up its presence on services like Twitter and WhatsApp in the past few years.
What to Make of China's Latest Meeting With the Taliban
By Wang Jin
China's role in Afghanistan is constructive, but not decisive.
Speaking to an Afghan Disciple of the Caliphate
By Franz J. Marty
An interview with a commander of the self-declared Islamic State in Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis
By M. Ashraf Haidari
How to overcome the legacy of four decades of suffering?
Why Pakistan Is the Biggest Beneficiary of Mullah Mansour's Death
By Sayer Daudzai
More than Afghanistan or the United States, Islamabad (and the ISI) benefits from the Taliban leadership change.