Afghanistan

An Afghan interpreter shares the terror of being targeted by the Taliban, and urges swift evacuations.

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…

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.

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.

Afghan women entrepreneurs continue to launch businesses even in the face of dire security and economic conditions.

It is time for the U.N. Human Rights Council to establish an independent international investigation into human rights atrocities in Afghanistan.

Since my time in Kabul, I have watched with anguish and sadness at what could be considered “the great lie” being repeatedly told.

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…

Education, particularly girls’ education, is the lever that will raise Afghanistan above extremism and into a peaceful and prosperous future.

U.S. troops are leaving Afghanistan, but the Intelligence Community is merely entering a new phase of the conflict.

The international military forces withdrawing from Afghanistan leave behind a legacy of impunity that threatens to undermine hopes for peace and justice in Afghanistan for years…

Next week’s high-level summits in Europe provide important opportunities for the international community to start planning for the coming instability in Afghanistan.