Reflections on Afghanistan

Explore Just Security's coverage of the last three years of Taliban control 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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

A series of essays that considers the legacy of America’s longest war as well as what the future holds for Afghanistan.