Afghan security forces must apply the lessons they’ve learned from international forces to prevent civilian casualties. Harm to Afghan civilians turns them against the government and makes them more susceptible to Taliban propaganda and recruitment.
Amid a newly launched Taliban spring offensive, Afghanistan is up against Pakistan’s prevailing desire to keep its neighbor weak, and Kabul lacks the leverage necessary to convince it to change course.
A young Afghan female doctor explains why the notion of 'virginity' is obsolete. She calls for an end to the invasive tests that Afghan authorities use to check women accused of moral crimes.
At a time when violence and threats are rising to unprecedented levels, all of Afghanistan's security institutions are now working under ‘acting’ leaders. Afghanistan needs confident and capable leaders for its defense and interior ministries and intelligence service to deliver at this critical hour.
Armed conflicts can be resolved only if there is genuine political will to achieve peace. As complex and protracted as the violent conflict in Afghanistan has become, resolution is still possible through perseverance, leadership, and compromise.
As major powers work with Afghanistan and Pakistan to jumpstart a peace process, a former senior Pentagon advisor dispels the top five myths about an Afghan peace process.
Pakistan has often been accused of double-dealing by helping the international war on terrorism while sheltering the Afghan Taliban. But some insurgents now accuse Islamabad of manipulating their organization to preserve its influence over their ranks.
A former senior adviser to three International Security Assistance Force commanders offers advice on how to arrest and reverse the growing predicament in Afghanistan.
Afghan analyst warns Iran must stop supporting the Afghan Taliban or risk the relationship backfiring.
Pakistani and Afghan leaders need to move quickly to end the historic trust deficit between their countries to embark on a new journey of peace and cooperation.
The overtures to Pakistan by Afghanistan's national unity government have prompted former Afghan President Hamid Karzai to part ways with its leadership.
Pakistan's failure in fulfilling commitments to President Ashraf Ghani will force the Afghan leader to once again turn to Islamabad's regional rival, India.
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