Afghanistan's next elections can set up the bedrock for sustainable democratic institutions in the country.

The gathering of about 2,000 Muslim scholars and clerics had endorsed a fatwa against the war, calling suicide bombings a sin.

The planned elections could be a part of establishing peace but they pose significant risks as well.

The campaign for Afghanistan's economy must stand on equal footing with the counterterrorism campaign.

Progress on freedom of speech, political participation, and women’s rights in Afghanistan cannot be compromised.

The U.S. is right to refuse to talk directly with a divided Taliban, as an Afghan-led peace process is necessary.

Washington needs to give the dialogue process a chance in Afghanistan.

Why talk to the Taliban now?

Can Uzbekistan help Afghanistan reach peace?

Is the Afghan president's bold gambit doomed to failure?

Ashraf Ghani's offer to the Taliban has been repudiated. The problem remains across the border, in Pakistan.

Civilian deaths in Afghanistan shouldn’t be treated as simple statistics that no one wants to talk about.

There's coal in them thar Afghan hills.

Yet another ceremony to mark progress on the TAPI pipeline.

The new force is framed as a cost-effective way to exercise control over fragile territory.