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Afghanistan
The Trump Administration’s New Afghan Problem: The Islamic State
By Sudha Ratan
The Islamic State’s South Asia branch complicates regional efforts to move Afghanistan toward peace.
To Win the Peace, Afghans Must Be in the Driver’s Seat
By M. Ashraf Haidari
The U.S. is right to refuse to talk directly with a divided Taliban, as an Afghan-led peace process is necessary.
Squeezing Pakistan For Results in Afghanistan
By Umair Jamal
Washington needs to give the dialogue process a chance in Afghanistan.
Is Russia Arming the Taliban?
By Catherine Putz
There’s no proverbial smoking Kalashnikov, but American officials continue to suggest Russia is arming the Taliban.
Talking to the Taliban: The Trump Edition
By Sudha Ratan
Why talk to the Taliban now?
Pakistan’s Risky Reliance on China Set to Grow
By Yigal Chazan
A fall out with the U.S. could leave Pakistan more vulnerable to Chinese economic muscle.
Uzbekistan's Afghanistan Peace Conference: What to Expect
By Catherine Putz
Can Uzbekistan help Afghanistan reach peace?
Kyrgyzstan Out, Central Asia In: Parsing CENTCOM’s 2018 Posture Statement
By Catherine Putz
With a new South Asia strategy guiding operations, how does Central Asia figure into CENTCOM’s activities?
Fruitless or a Breakthrough? Making Sense of Ashraf Ghani's Peace Offer to the Taliban
By Yaqoob-ul Hassan
Is the Afghan president's bold gambit doomed to failure?
A Way Forward for Afghanistan After the 2nd Kabul Process Conference
By Samim Arif
Ashraf Ghani's offer to the Taliban has been repudiated. The problem remains across the border, in Pakistan.
Afghan Civilian Casualties, the Elephant in the Room
By Said Sabir Ibrahimi
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan shouldn’t be treated as simple statistics that no one wants to talk about.
Why the Americans Shouldn't Dig for Coal in Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
There's coal in them thar Afghan hills.