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Afghanistan
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.
Trump's South Asia Strategy and Afghanistan's Political Stalemate: A Way Forward
By Ata Mohammad Noor
Ashraf Ghani's authoritarian tendencies have failed the Afghan people.
TAPI Moves Into Afghanistan, Taliban Promise to Protect the Project
By Catherine Putz
Yet another ceremony to mark progress on the TAPI pipeline.
Afghan Ministry of Defense Announces Creation of New 36,000-Strong Militia Force
By Ankit Panda
The new force is framed as a cost-effective way to exercise control over fragile territory.
The Kabul Hotel Attack: Moving Beyond the Blame Game
By Nafay Choudhury
Structural conditions in Afghan society provide insurgents the opportunity to escape detection.
The Pashtun Long March: Reviving the Nonviolent Creed of Bacha Khan
By Bilquees Daud
What could Bacha Khan teach Pakistan in light of the Pashtun Long March?
US Air Campaign in Afghanistan Hits Targets Near Tajik and Chinese Border
By Catherine Putz
The U.S. airstrikes in Badakhshan are likely to please China, which may be helping the Afghans build a base in the region.
CASA-1000 Creeps Toward Construction Bridging Central and South Asia
By Catherine Putz
The time is quickly approaching when the CASA-1000 countries need to actually start building things.
What Explains Afghanistan’s Early-2018 Surge in Violence?
By Umair Jamal
Competing regional interests have only intensified Afghanistan’s security miseries.