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Afghanistan politics
![Ghani’s Rivals Reject Election Result Ghani’s Rivals Reject Election Result](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-19-10.jpg)
Ghani’s Rivals Reject Election Result
By Catherine Putz
A winner has been declared in the Afghan election, but the losers are crying foul.
![It’s Official: Afghanistan Election Commission Says President Ghani Wins 2nd Term It’s Official: Afghanistan Election Commission Says President Ghani Wins 2nd Term](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-afghan_president_ghani_delivers_remarks_at_a_joint_press_availability_25726594024.jpg)
It’s Official: Afghanistan Election Commission Says President Ghani Wins 2nd Term
By Associated Press
Over four months after voting on the next president, Afghanistan finally has declared a winner.
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Afghanistan’s Turbulent Decade
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
From 2010 to 2020, the Taliban insurgency picked up steam while Afghanistan’s institutional dysfunction deepened.
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Afghanistan’s Investigative Journalists
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Daily newspaper Etilaat Roz makes an impact in the chaotic Afghan democracy.
![With Vote Over, Afghanistan Faces Possible Political Chaos With Vote Over, Afghanistan Faces Possible Political Chaos](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19272340761944.jpg)
With Vote Over, Afghanistan Faces Possible Political Chaos
By Associated Press
For Afghans, Saturday's vote mirrored the deeply flawed 2014 presidential polls.
![US Exit from Afghanistan: The Pakistan Factor US Exit from Afghanistan: The Pakistan Factor](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19260487877430.jpg)
US Exit from Afghanistan: The Pakistan Factor
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from M. Nazif Shahrani
![How Afghanistan’s Judiciary Lost Its Independence How Afghanistan’s Judiciary Lost Its Independence](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-judge-gavel-1461291406zfk.jpg)
How Afghanistan’s Judiciary Lost Its Independence
By Sayed Ziafatullah Saeedi
For reasons both structural and political, the Afghan Supreme Court has turned into a de facto ally of the president.
![Afghan President Convenes Grand Council, Hoping for Consensus on Taliban Talks Afghan President Convenes Grand Council, Hoping for Consensus on Taliban Talks](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ghani-loya-jirga.jpg)
Afghan President Convenes Grand Council, Hoping for Consensus on Taliban Talks
By Kathy Gannon
The Loya Jirga is supposed to forge unity in a divided Afghanistan, but it may just underline existing fissures.
![An Afghan Peace on Whose Terms? An Afghan Peace on Whose Terms?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_19099209955810.jpg)
An Afghan Peace on Whose Terms?
By Marvin G. Weinbaum and Samad Sadri
Peace talks are predicated on the notion that the Taliban have fundamentally changed. They haven't.
![Peace, Politics, & Afghanistan’s Next President Peace, Politics, & Afghanistan’s Next President](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-president-ahsraf-ghani-faces-17-rivals-in-july-presidential-election.jpg)
Peace, Politics, & Afghanistan’s Next President
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Afghanistan's presidential race heats up amid peace talks with Taliban insurgents.
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Afghanistan’s Most Powerful Person Announces Bid for April Presidential Elections
By Ahmad Shah Katawazai
Mohammad Hanif Atmar vows to put an end to the ongoing insurgency as he announces his candidacy.
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Despite Security Threats, Afghans Went to the Polls
By Ahmad Shah Katawazai
Afghanistan successfully held its parliamentary elections last weekend amid security threats .