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Trump Afghanistan policy

November 13, 2020
The Biden Administration Needs to Junk Trump’s Deal With the Taliban
By Carlo J.V. Caro
A Taliban controlled by Pakistan is a threat to regional and global security.

October 18, 2019
After the Kurds, Will Trump Abandon Afghanistan Next?
By Uzair Younus
Given the Syria debacle, one cannot rule out a tweet that abruptly announces the end of the war in Afghanistan.

February 12, 2019
Stay the Course to Win the Peace in Afghanistan
By M. Ashraf Haidari
The U.S. must be careful not to repeat the mistake of an overly-hasty withdrawal of support for Afghanistan.

January 08, 2019
The Forgotten Cold War Sacrifices of the Afghan People
By M. Ashraf Haidari
Misconceptions about the Soviet invasion point to a larger problem about the way the world thinks about Afghanistan.

August 25, 2018
Trump’s Disastrous Plan to Increase Contracting in Afghanistan
By Noah Coburn
Such a move would be militarily unsound, financially unproven, and disastrous for human rights.

August 14, 2018
The Trump Administration's Terrible Idea for Afghanistan's Security Forces
By Ghulam Farooq Mujaddidi
The Trump administration wants Afghan security forces to withdraw from parts of the country. That is a very bad idea.

April 11, 2018
The Regional Fallout From Trump's Afghanistan Approach
By Sudha Ratan
President Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy means tough times for Afghanistan.

February 09, 2018
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.

August 29, 2017
Trump on Pakistan: Not Quite the Best-Laid Plan
By Huma Sattar
Washington’s least best-laid plans will invariably go awry.

August 25, 2017
Trump’s Afghanistan Policy: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Rohan Joshi
U.S. President Donald J. Trump's plan for Afghanistan leaves several open questions.

August 23, 2017
Trump’s Afghanistan Plan: Old Wine in a New Bottle
By Uzair Younus
The quagmire in Afghanistan continues under a new administration bent on bombing its way to victory.

August 22, 2017
Trump's New Afghanistan Strategy: An Afghan View
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai
Trump's new strategy for Afghanistan hits many of the notes that Afghans would have liked to hear.
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