Central Asia
The G7, the UN, and Afghanistan’s Future
When G7 leaders convene this week to discuss Afghanistan, they should be clear about the core goals: extricate their nationals and Afghan partners, and...
The Taliban have retaken Afghanistan – this time, how will they...
The group’s hardline beliefs are unchanged, but coalition partners and regional powers may be moderating influences
By Antonio Giustozzi
Aug. 16, 2021
The Taliban agreed on Saturday...
The Taliban May Pretend to Show Moderation, But the Murderous Reality...
by Patrick Cockburn *
August 24, 2021
Photograph Source: Michael Evans – Public Domain
In 2001 the Taliban blew up the giant 1,500-year-old Buddhist statues in Bamiyan,...
The coming collapse of the Taliban
Aug. 24, 2021
The Taliban should savor its triumph while it can, for it is unlikely to survive much beyond this fleeting moment of victory....
Moscow Says NATO Destroyed All Cooperation Formats With Russia, Including on...
Aug. 22, 2021
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO has destroyed all possible formats of cooperation with Russia, including on Afghanistan, and will most likely only increase...
Our 20-year Reign of Terror, full circle
In new book, Spencer Ackerman shows how the post-9/11 Global War on Terror gave us neither the peace or stability it promised
By Daniel Larison
August...
Biden Is Right to End the War in Afghanistan
Now our obligation is to those Afghans living with the consequences of our four decades of intervention.
By Peter Certo
August 18, 2021
Photo: Shutterstock
The scenes from...
Making an enemy of Taliban is not in the interest of...
By Hu Xijin
Jul 19, 2021
Photo:VCG
The Afghan government and the Taliban have both expressed their friendly attitude toward China. This is certainly good for China. Yet...
What’s going on in the Washington establishment with Biden?
By Themistoklis Tzimas (*)
Something strange - or not so much - is happening in Washington, from what we see.
CNN hammers President Biden every...
With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan, world must focus on...
20 Aug, 2021
The world has to accept the realities of the situation in Afghanistan and come together to prevent the collapse of the entire...