Ashraf Ghani

In ending the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. belittled and sidelined its partner in favor of engaging with the enemy. The result can hardly be called a success.

None of Washington’s errors in Afghanistan was greater in scope than the peace agreement signed with the Taliban in February 2020.

One of the more damning reports as the Afghan government collapsed was that President Ghani fled with a helicopter stuffed with cash. That was unlikely.

Kabul’s fall to the Taliban is more the result of the Afghan government’s ineptitude and corruption than the Taliban’s strength.

The political situation in Afghanistan remains deeply uncertain.

The uneasy neighbors are trying to turn the corner from a relationship marked by suspicion and downright hostility toward a partnership for peace in the region.

Amid the push to start talks, a recent bombing illustrates that Afghanistan's security problems are bigger than just the Taliban.

To avoid another political crisis in Afghanistan, we need to draw lessons from the National Unity Government (NUG).

Two months after Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah each declared themselves president, the rivals have arrived at a deal.

The Taliban’s decision to reject Ghani’s intra-Afghan dialogue team should not come as a surprise.

The Taliban have not claimed responsibility for the latest attacks which Kabul says they carried out on Afghan forces.

Despite political infighting in Kabul, the government and Taliban are discussing the first step in their peace process.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened a $1 billion cut to Afghanistan funding if Afghanistan’s leaders can’t settle their feuds.

The U.S. had said it wouldn't get involved in the political tussle, but with a fragile peace at risk Pompeo undertook an urgent visit to Afghanistan.

The U.S.-Taliban ‘leap day’ deal is proving difficult to see through, even as the Afghan government tries to move forward.

Top U.S. diplomats dealing with the Afghan conundrum have urged unity and progress; but the political impasse in Kabul persists.

To solve the election stalemate and salvage peace talks with the Taliban, Afghanistan needs to rethink its all-powerful executive branch.

Ghani's decree on the release came as the U.S. State Department issued a statement saying that the level of violence is "unacceptable."

The United States began withdrawing troops from Afghanistan while the dueling inaugurations of Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah have thrown plans for talks with the Taliban into chaos.

How can the Afghan government revive its legitimacy ahead of the intra-Afghan peace talks?

Kabul’s political crisis continued to deepen with Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah both holding rival inaugurations.

The deal promises intra-Afghan talks to start March 10 and the release of Taliban prisoners; Kabul has rejected the latter and is scrambling to build a team for the former.

The biggest obstacle to peace is no longer the Taliban, but the political fractures in Kabul.

Afghanistan’s future remains mired in uncertainty.