Afghanistan

Left photo: An old woman and a young child stand behind a rusty metal gate. The caption reads: Afghan people watch as World Food Programme volunteers distribute sacks of food grains as an aid in Kandahar on October 19, 2021, via Agence France Presse and Getty Images. The image on the right: diplomats meet in a formal setting at the United Nations Security Council in New York.

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A Turning Point in the Afghan War?

[Editors’ Note: This post is the latest installment of our “Monday Reflections” feature, in which a different Just Security editor examines the big stories from the previous…
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Why U.S. being a party to armed conflict in Afghanistan may not end soon

Even if the administration declares the end of combat operations with the Taliban/al Qaeda in Afghanistan, will the United States nevertheless remain a party to the Afghan government’s…
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Top 10 Year in Review: International Criminal Justice

As part of our “year in review” series, I suggest below some of the top developments in international criminal justice with links to our prior coverage, and the thoughts of…
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End of (which) war?

A “formal” end to “America’s longest war”?  That’s how many media outlets are describing the transition of NATO’s role in Afghanistan…
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Int’l Criminal Court’s Examination of U.S. Treatment of Detainees Takes Shape

On Tuesday, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced, in the most explicit and detailed terms to date, that the U.S. treatment of detainees captured in…
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A Big Week in Afghanistan War Oversight

It has been a busy week for John Sopko, the US-appointed Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR). He and his team just published a number of reports indicating…
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The War in Afghanistan is Far from Over

Tuesday was an ominous one for news about Afghanistan. While much of the media’s attention has recently been focused on Syria, Iraq, and Ebola, NATO is still facing challenges…
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Here’s the New U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement

After much confusion over which was the final security agreement (news organizations citing it had linked to a November 2013 “predecisional” version) I’ve just…
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Security Agreement With Afghanistan Raises Key Questions About How and When War Ends

Today, the United States and Afghanistan signed a long-awaited bilateral security agreement. The U.S. government promised to withdraw combat troops by December, and to leave nearly…
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UK High Court Hears Case of Pakistani Held for a Decade Without Charges by UK and US

On Sept. 23, the United Kingdom High Court began its three-day hearing of a case involving the alleged kidnapping, torture, detention, and subsequent rendition of Pakistani citizen…
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ISIS/ISIL remains associated with Al-Qaida because the UN Security Council says so?

There is considerable disagreement whether President Obama has acted unconstitutionally or unlawfully when proceeding to military action against ISIL/ISIS without new Congressional…
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John Walker Lindh’s Legacy: To Join The Fight Is Criminal

The “British accent” of the individual(s) who participated in the tragic beheadings of journalists Jim Foley and Steven Sotloff has focused attention on the phenomenon of citizens…
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