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Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants crowd into the Herat Kabul Internet cafe to apply for the SIV program on August 8, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

The United States Is the Only Place for Afghan Allies, Not Foreign Bases

As the US scrambles to evacuate its allies, sending them to third countries risks leaving them in limbo without needed resources.
Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants crowd into the Herat Kabul Internet cafe applying for the SIV program on August 8, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Someone holds a small sign to the camera reading, “To the attention of Janus/Sterling Former employees! For SIV and HR letter your queries please email to below emails address: [redacted emails] Avoid coming to our office! We cannot help you! Do not waste your time.”

Abandoning Afghan Allies: The Latest Chapter in Shameful History of US in Afghanistan

Existing US refugee and SIV programs are insufficient for Afghan refugee crisis. The US must massively expand programs to bring Afghans to safety.
A U.S. Army serviceman sits at the tailgate of a helicopter carrying US Defence Secretary, after leaving the Resolute Support headquarters, in the Afghan capital Kabul on April 24, 2017. The city below is lit up in lights against the darkening sky.

New Just Security Series: Reflections on Afghanistan on the Eve of Withdrawal

A series of essays that considers the legacy of America’s longest war as well as what the future holds for Afghanistan.
US Army soldiers from 4th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade, 2 - 12 Infantry Regiment, Dagger Company question a family in the predawn hours during Operation Lethal Storm September 8, 2009 in Kharowa, Afghanistan.

What Went Wrong: Two New Books Get It Right on Afghanistan

The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley by Wesley Morgan and Zero-Sum Victory: What We’re Getting Wrong About War by Christopher Kolenda…
An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier stands next to a damaged helicopter which was shot down by the Taliban near the hydroelectric Kajaki Dam in Kajaki, northeast of Helmand Province.

Running Out of Time – Do Not Leave Afghan Allies Behind

An Afghan interpreter shares the terror of being targeted by the Taliban, and urges swift evacuations.
Afghan Taliban militants with large guns and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal and their victory in the Afghan conflict on US in Afghanistan, in Alingar district of Laghman Province on March 2, 2020.

Taliban Ascendance in Afghanistan Risks Return of Global Terrorist Hub

Walking in the Trump administration’s footsteps, the Biden team is making several miscalculations about the Taliban, which will undermine the U.S. ability to protect its counterterrorism…
Afghan former interpreters for the US and NATO forces gather during a demonstration in downtown Kabul on April 30, 2021, on the eve of the beginning of Washington's formal troop withdrawal. One holds a sign with a Canadian flag reading, “Save our lives.” Others hold larger banners and other flags. The demonstrators also wear face masks due to COVID-19.

Biden Needs to Designate an Afghan Evacuation Interagency Task Force

The U.S. government must take an important step and announce the creation of an Inter-Agency Task Force to manage the Afghan refugee crisis.
Afghan graduates in caps and gowns from the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) listen to the Afghan national anthem at a graduation ceremony on campus on May 21, 2019, in western Kabul, Afghanistan.

Education Is a Permanent Commitment

Less present in media representations of what's happening in Afghanistan is the story of who remains behind and what we continue to believe is possible for Afghanistan.
An Afghan woman trader is interviewed in her shop at the Kabul International AgFair in Kabul on November 1, 2013. Clothes hang behind her and jewelry sits on the table in front of them.

With No Choice But to Continue, Women’s Entrepreneurship Presses Ahead in Afghanistan

Afghan women entrepreneurs continue to launch businesses even in the face of dire security and economic conditions.
Onlookers, including children, stand next to the backpacks and books of victims following yesterday's multiple blasts outside a girls' school in Dasht-e-Barchi on the outskirts of Kabul on May 9, 2021.

As Troops Withdraw from Afghanistan, the UN Needs to Act

It is time for the U.N. Human Rights Council to establish an independent international investigation into human rights atrocities in Afghanistan.
Journalists’ hands with recording equipment point in a circle.

Failing in Words and Deeds: Reflections on Afghanistan from an American Spokesman

Since my time in Kabul, I have watched with anguish and sadness at what could be considered “the great lie” being repeatedly told.
Afghan villagers search for dead bodies of persons who were killed in a NATO airstrike on a home in Sajawand village in Logar province south of Kabul on June 6, 2012.

How US-Funded Abuses Led to Failure in Afghanistan

The primary and defining characteristic of the armed conflict in Afghanistan over the last two decades has been harm to civilians caused by massive human rights abuses and war…
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