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U.S. War in Afghanistan

April 22, 2021
Here’s How Biden Can Still Support Peace in Afghanistan
By Aidan Mark Lewis
Deciding to withdraw may prove disastrous, but the U.S. has policy options now that the decision has been made.

April 21, 2021
Regional Interests at Stake as Biden Announces Military Withdrawal From Afghanistan
By Saif Khattak
Russia, China, Iran, India, and, most of all, Pakistan have interests at stake as the U.S. aims to withdraw from Afghanistan.

April 16, 2021
Blinken in Afghanistan to Sell Biden Troop Withdrawal
By Matthew Lee
"The partnership is changing, but the partnership itself is enduring,” Blinken said during his unannounced visit to Afghanistan.

April 15, 2021
Biden Announces Plan for US Exit from Afghan War, Urges Attention to Future Challenges
By Catherine Putz
"No one wants to say that we should be in Afghanistan forever. But they insist that now is not the right moment to leave,” Biden rebuffs critics, charting a U.S. exit from its longest war.

April 14, 2021
Afghan Civil Society Must Not Be Left Out of the Peace Process
By Samina Ansari
During the 2001 Bonn Conference, the U.N. opted for a “light footprint” that delegated its civilian development role to foreign military forces. That cannot happen again.

April 13, 2021
Taliban Not Ready to Attend Turkey Summit on Afghan Peace
By Catherine Putz
A Taliban spokesman said the group was not ready to attend the conference the U.S. and the Afghan government had hoped to start on April 16.

April 08, 2021
Attention Turns to Proposed Summit on Afghanistan in Turkey
By Catherine Putz
The proposed summit is said to be scheduled to open on April 16, but the pieces are all still in flux.

April 06, 2021
US-Central Asia: New Trilateral Dialogues Bring Regional Focus to Afghanistan
By Akram Umarov
In May 2020 and March 2021, the United States started up two new trilateral dialogues pairing Afghanistan with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

March 30, 2021
Sticky Bombs Latest Weapon in Afghanistan’s Arsenal of War
By Kathy Gannon
Over the past year, almost every day at least one car has exploded in Kabul -- terrifying residents with a rise in crude sticky bombs.

March 24, 2021
Assassinations Silence Afghanistan’s Intellectuals
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
In each of Afghanistan’s past conflicts, intellectuals have been targets of intolerance and violence. Even as peace appears on the horizon, the risks intensify.

March 23, 2021
In Kabul, Pentagon Chief Speaks of ‘Responsible End’ to War
By Lolita C. Baldor and Rahmin Faiez
With questions swirling about how long U.S. troops will remain in the country, Austin said that "in terms of an end date or setting a specific date for withdrawal, that's the domain of my boss."

March 19, 2021
May Deadline Looms for Washington on Exiting the Afghan War
By Catherine Putz
Will it be May? Maybe not.
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