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 Reply to Gabor Rona on “Extrajudicial Release” in Afghanistan

In his post “Extrajudicial Release: A New Rule-of-Law Problem?” Gabor Rona rightly criticizes U.S. officials’ use of the term “extrajudicial release.” It is a troubling…
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Extrajudicial Release: A New Rule-of-Law Problem?

Monday’s Wall Street Journal reported on the release, this past Sunday night, of a statement by U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, lamenting the decision of an Afghan-led review board…
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General Stanley McChrystal Discusses the Downsides of Drones

In an interview with BBC Radio 4, General Stanley McChrystal, the retired commander of forces in Afghanistan, stated his general view that the use of drones will and should increase.…
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Gates v. Biden on Afghanistan: What the Media Coverage Doesn’t Tell You

Robert Gates’s Duty contains a more nuanced account of his discord with Joe Biden on Afghanistan policy than any coverage of the book that you have likely read, seen or heard.…
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Bob Gates, Disclosure & Executive Privilege

Former Secretary Bob Gates ignited a brushfire of criticism for the timing, disclosures, and motivations of his new book, Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War.  Much of the reporting…
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A Guide to Revelations in Robert Gates’ Book (Duty): The Obama Years

Robert Gates’ memoir, Duty, which will be released later this week, contains significant insights into US foreign policy and international affairs affecting our country’s national…
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Decision Time: Key Issues in the U.S.-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement

The U.S. and Afghanistan agreed this week on the terms for an extended U.S. military presence in Afghanistan after 2014.The Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA), which the Loya Jirga…
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Preventive Detention and Human Rights Law: A Way Out of Bagram or Another Dead End?

With the drawdown of US forces in Afghanistan, one of the thorniest problems involves the detention of individuals who cannot be criminally tried but nevertheless pose an acute…
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Afghanistan Post-2014: Closing Bagram

With the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan coming to an end, and the Bilateral Security Agreement now under review, officials are under pressure to do something many observers may…
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Key Issues in the New Senate Bill to Require White House Drone Strike Casualty Reports

  This week, the Senate Intelligence Committee approved the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.  The legislation contains an important section which would…
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“The Juice Wasn’t Worth the Squeeze” in Kyrgyzstan Fuel Contracts

The Pentagon recently announced the end of its use of the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan for logistical support of the war in Afghanistan. The arrangement unraveled due to…
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“Ending the Forever War”: A Progress Report

This past May, President Obama gave an historic speech at the National Defense University framing his counterterrorism strategy.  In that speech, he committed himself to a concept…
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