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Articles by Nipa Banerjee
The fragile state of Afghanistan remains one of the greatest development challenges of our time. While the joint work of the Afghan government and the international community brought a few benefits for the country, many have not been sustainable. My visits to Kabul and consultations with Afghans at various levels confirm that a large number of serious challenges remain unaddressed, and they require the priority attention of analysts, policy-makers and bureaucrats.
Afghanistan still needs our help
Afghanistan in 2020 is buffeted by violence and misery. In recent weeks alone, dozens of civilians have died in terrorist attacks on a university, an education centre and a hospital. Peace negotiations between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents are fragile. Much of the population lives in poverty. The government struggles to collect tax revenue. It will face additional security-related challenges because of America’s pledge to withdraw all its troops by Christmas.
Banerjee: Why we still need a review of Canada’s role in Afghanistan
A Canadian construction engineer conducts a survey for a new bridge near the Dahla Dam in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on April 16, 2008. PST Recently, the Washington Post published a lessons-learned report on Afghanistan authored by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, SIGAR.
Banerjee: Why we still need a review of Canada’s role in Afghanistan
A Canadian construction engineer conducts a survey for a new bridge near the Dahla Dam in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on April 16, 2008. PST Recently, the Washington Post published a lessons-learned report on Afghanistan authored by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, SIGAR.
Banerjee: Why we still need a review of Canada’s role in Afghanistan
A Canadian construction engineer conducts a survey for a new bridge near the Dahla Dam in Kandahar province of Afghanistan on April 16, 2008. PST Recently, the Washington Post published a lessons-learned report on Afghanistan authored by the U.S. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, SIGAR.
Banerjee: Canada’s Afghanistan aid urgently needs review - but that doesn’t mean we should go it alone
A young boy sells balloons in Kabul, Afghanistan, in March, 2017. Many children in Afghanistan are unable to attend school.
Banerjee: Canada’s Afghanistan aid urgently needs review - but that doesn’t mean we should go it alone
A young boy sells balloons in Kabul, Afghanistan, in March, 2017. Many children in Afghanistan are unable to attend school.
Banerjee: A muddled strategy in Afghanistan
In this photograph taken on August 10, 2017, an Afghan commando instructor explains how to fire during live firing exercises at Camp Morehead on the outskirts of Kabul. Fresh recruits to Afghanistan's elite special operations forces will soon be on the frontline of the war against a resurgent Taliban -- a battle US President Donald Trump has vowed "to win" by putting more American boots on the ground indefinitely.
Banerjee: Should Canada send troops back to Afghanistan?
In this April 17, 2017 file photo, U.S. forces and Afghan commandos patrol in Asad Khil village near the site of a U.S. bombing in the Achin district of Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. Rahmat Gul / AP On the eve of the 2017 NATO Summit in Brussels, which the prime minister will attend, NATO allies have been asked to abide by the principle of burden-sharing and contribute more troops to join NATO’s train, assist and advise mission in Afghanistan.
Bangladesh must stomp out terrorism
Relatives and friends of two victims of a bloody attack on an upscale restaurant late last week mourn their death during their funeral in Dhaka on July 4, 2016. Relatives of foreign hostages murdered in a Bangladeshi restaurant were in Dhaka on July 4 to take their loved ones' bodies home as authorities made the first arrests over the killings.
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