Since Monday, 3 American soldiers and 20 Afghan troops have been killed in Taliban attacks.

The grassroots peace process is working – it just needs time, say civil society activists

The Taliban will be a legitimate party in any eventual peace deal. Time for India to accept reality and start talking.

Afghans remain divided on the possibility of peace, and strongly fearful of the Taliban.

Russia has been seeking to establish a leading role in the stabilization of Afghanistan.

The U.S. strategy has faltered out of the gate, thanks to a lack of coordination at home and in the region.

The Trump administration wants Afghan security forces to withdraw from parts of the country. That is a very bad idea.

How extremists in Asia are feeding off each others’ unrelated conflicts.

Vice President Dostum’s return to Afghanistan underlines the complexity of the battle for political influence.

Russia is isolating and undermining the United States in the region.

It’s not surprising that the Taliban have not responded to Ghani’s peace offer.

Afghanistan's security and prosperity depends on its neighbors, and vice versa.

SIGAR paints a worrying picture of the security situation in Afghanistan.

For Iran and Russia, Afghanistan is more likely to be an area of geopolitical competition than a sphere of cooperation.

The illegal drug trade is sabotaging peace in Afghanistan and Myanmar alike.

Saudi Arabia’s increasingly anti-Taliban stance helps Riyadh consolidate its vital regional alliances and isolate Qatar.