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Hamid Karzai
![Political Reform Urgently Needed in Afghanistan Political Reform Urgently Needed in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-02-21-12.jpg)
Political Reform Urgently Needed in Afghanistan
By Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili and Mohammad Qadam Shah
Without reform of its centralized political system, Afghanistan will remain mired in factionalism and civil conflict.
![In Afghanistan, the War Goes On In Afghanistan, the War Goes On](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-19231461161077.jpg)
In Afghanistan, the War Goes On
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
After 18 years, the United States is still entangled in war in Afghanistan.
![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.
![Afghanistan’s ‘China Card’ Approach to Pakistan, Part 1: 1991-2014 Afghanistan’s ‘China Card’ Approach to Pakistan, Part 1: 1991-2014](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_06061902372.jpg)
Afghanistan’s ‘China Card’ Approach to Pakistan, Part 1: 1991-2014
By Ahmad Bilal Khalil
Since the early '90s, Kabul has tried to convince China to intervene with Pakistan on its behalf – to little success.
![Taliban to Take Part in ‘Intra-Afghan’ Talks in Moscow Taliban to Take Part in ‘Intra-Afghan’ Talks in Moscow](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4258707.jpg)
Taliban to Take Part in ‘Intra-Afghan’ Talks in Moscow
By Kathy Gannon and Rahim Faiez
The Taliban will be talking with opposition politicians and tribal elders – but not representatives of the government in Kabul.
![Afghan Chief Executive: US-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement Here to Stay Afghan Chief Executive: US-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement Here to Stay](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-picture1-1.jpg)
Afghan Chief Executive: US-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement Here to Stay
By Ankit Panda
Despite recent rumblings, the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement isn't going anywhere.
![Hamid Karzai and the Russia Connection Hamid Karzai and the Russia Connection](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-putin-karzai.jpg)
Hamid Karzai and the Russia Connection
By Samuel Ramani
The former Afghan president is promoting positions closely aligned with Russian interests.
!['Pashtun Diplomacy' in Afghan Foreign Policy 'Pashtun Diplomacy' in Afghan Foreign Policy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-02_17-50-23.jpg)
'Pashtun Diplomacy' in Afghan Foreign Policy
By Ahmad Bilal Khalil
Historically, Kabul has had many different motives for engaging with Pakistani Pashtuns.
![The Tangled History of the Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Triangle The Tangled History of the Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Triangle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-25_15-25-18.jpg)
The Tangled History of the Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Triangle
By Ahmad Bilal Khalil
Kabul's foreign policy approach has shifted between favoring India and Pakistan since the partition.
![The Failure of Foreign Aid in Afghanistan The Failure of Foreign Aid in Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-18_13-42-04.jpg)
The Failure of Foreign Aid in Afghanistan
By Reza Farzam and Rustam Ali Seerat
Attempts to buy security have been misguided.
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The Coming Political Crisis in Afghanistan
By Abdul Basit
The National Unity Government could split apart when its power sharing deal expires on September 30.
![What Next for the Afghanistan Peace Talks? What Next for the Afghanistan Peace Talks?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-05_01-18-39.jpg)
What Next for the Afghanistan Peace Talks?
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
The Taliban leadership issue appears to have derailed the process.
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