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NATO Resolute Support Mission
![The Battle for the Afghan Border The Battle for the Afghan Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtx2ayvo.jpg)
The Battle for the Afghan Border
By Bardia Rahmani
What do Afghanistan’s border guards see as the main obstacles to securing the frontier?
![Fixing Afghanistan's Struggling Security Forces Fixing Afghanistan's Struggling Security Forces](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-1200px-afghan_commandos_in_line.jpg)
Fixing Afghanistan's Struggling Security Forces
By Ghulam Farooq Mujaddidi
To make the ANDSF an effective force, there needs to be some drastic changes.
![Blast in Kabul's Diplomatic District Kills 85, Injures 400 Blast in Kabul's Diplomatic District Kills 85, Injures 400](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtx38cjl.jpg)
Blast in Kabul's Diplomatic District Kills 85, Injures 400
By Catherine Putz
Taliban denies involvement in the attack, which mostly killed civilians commuting.
![Taliban Set-Backs Open Door to Peace Negotiations Taliban Set-Backs Open Door to Peace Negotiations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-31_19-32-34.jpg)
Taliban Set-Backs Open Door to Peace Negotiations
By Shawn Snow
A former senior aide to Mullah Omar has called on the Taliban to negotiate with the Afghan government.
![Pentagon Metrics on Afghan War are Useless Pentagon Metrics on Afghan War are Useless](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-12_13-39-56.jpg)
Pentagon Metrics on Afghan War are Useless
By Shawn Snow
The U.S. strategy focused on population centers ignores historical realities of Afghan’s counterrevolutionary history.
![Checkpoints Continue to Plague Afghan Security Forces Checkpoints Continue to Plague Afghan Security Forces](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-09-26_20-28-50.jpg)
Checkpoints Continue to Plague Afghan Security Forces
By Shawn Snow
The issue surrounding check points is both political and poor leadership, according to U.S. General John W. Nicholson.
![It's Official: 8,400 US Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan Beyond 2016 It's Official: 8,400 US Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan Beyond 2016](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2013-12-11_23-31-54.jpg)
It's Official: 8,400 US Troops Will Remain in Afghanistan Beyond 2016
By Ankit Panda
The number represents a modest decrease from current levels, but an increase over the planned 5,500.
![Top US Commander Visits Kunduz, Apologizes for October Hospital Attack Top US Commander Visits Kunduz, Apologizes for October Hospital Attack](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-22_18-02-35.jpg)
Top US Commander Visits Kunduz, Apologizes for October Hospital Attack
By Catherine Putz
The visit had a personal touch but is it enough to regain lost trust?
![Afghanistan Needs Peace -- and Cash Afghanistan Needs Peace -- and Cash](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-15_18-06-59.jpg)
Afghanistan Needs Peace -- and Cash
By Catherine Putz
Afghanistan desperately needs continued support, which will be decided at two conferences later in 2016.
![From Russia with Bullets: Moscow Gifts Kabul 10,000 AK-47s From Russia with Bullets: Moscow Gifts Kabul 10,000 AK-47s](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-24_15-03-35.jpg)
From Russia with Bullets: Moscow Gifts Kabul 10,000 AK-47s
By Catherine Putz
Russia gives Afghanistan 10,000 assault rifles, but abstains from joining American efforts at peace talks.
![Afghanistan: A Reporter's Journey Through a Winter of War Afghanistan: A Reporter's Journey Through a Winter of War](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-20_14-18-59.jpg)
Afghanistan: A Reporter's Journey Through a Winter of War
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Despite the end of NATO combat operations in Afghanistan, the war rages on as intensely as ever -- even in winter.
![How NATO Advises Afghanistan’s National Security Forces How NATO Advises Afghanistan’s National Security Forces](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-12-22_13-32-20.jpg)
How NATO Advises Afghanistan’s National Security Forces
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Inside NATO’s Train, Advise and Assist Mission in Afghanistan.
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