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From Patron To Predator: Pakistan Turns On Its Afghan Clients
The barrage of missile strikes between Afghanistan-Pakistan border is no longer a skirmish or a manageable border dispute. Over four hundred people have died so far. More than two hundred and sixty people have been injured in the past few days. If this escalates further, it will have catastrophic consequences for the region and for the people of Afghanistan.
Holding the line: My personal journey of exile and resistance
Four years on, exile has become a state of being and resistance for me and a global cohort of Afghan human rights defenders, journalists, civil society leaders, and educators. Those of us in exile carry two intertwined burdens: the grief of displacement and the longing to return, and the enduring responsibility to act. We share the same unfinished goal: to reclaim democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in Afghanistan.
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Dollars Deployed: How the Weaponization of the U.S. Financial System Contributed to Afghanistan’s Collapse
The collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban and subsequent U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 marked the failure of two decades of fighting to root out terrorism and stabilize the country. In the aftermath of that disaster, the United States was quick to blame corrupt Afghan politicians for the Taliban’s return to power.
Time for the United States to Rethink its Strategy for Afghanistan
Filed under: Afghanistan, al-Qaida, Central Asia, education, Extremism, Foreign Aid/Foreign Assistance, Foreign Policy, governance, Islam, Pakistan, Sharia, Taliban, terrorism, TTP, United States, Women's Rights The idea of a “moderate” Taliban is a grave misconception. The current talk of “moderate” and “ultraconservative” Taliban among western policymakers is fundamentally deceptive.
The Key to Peace in Afghanistan? Eliminate Taliban Sanctuaries
The U.S. has hailed its peace deal with the Taliban, signed on 29 February, as an important foreign policy success, and it is one that U.S. President Donald Trump seems likely to exploit in the upcoming election campaign. It may, however, prove to be a mixed blessing.
Why Europe’s plan to send Afghan refugees back won’t work
Cricket, played here at Tempelhofer Feld in Berlin, is a favorite sport of Afghan refugees | Carsten Koall/Getty Images Opinion Why Europe’s plan to send Afghan refugees back won’t work There is no quick fix to the refugee crisis; in fact, a short-sighted response could be counterproductive.
Afghan National Unity Government One Year On: Struggling to Govern
A year into the power-sharing arrangement between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan’s National Unity Government (NUG) is struggling to realize its raison d’etre. The administration is encumbered by personal and institutional divisions within the NUG, notably between Ghani and Abdullah and their camps.
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