Us Troops In Afghanistan

Economic engagement with the Taliban could empower a ruthless regime. A collapsed Afghanistan, though, could degenerate into narco-state which exports terrorism.

US withdrawal from Afghanistan and a busy night in New Delhi back in 1979

The departing US forces, like the defeated Soviet forces, did not learn from the history of a deep-seated Afghan resolve not to tolerate any foreign invasion throughout its history 

Afghan civilians flee Taliban offensive

The speed of the Taliban advance has sparked widespread recriminations over U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw U.S. troops and leave the Afghan government to fight alone. The Taliban control about two-thirds of Afghanistan, with the last of the U.S.-led international forces set to leave by the end of the month, and their guerrilla army has waged war on multiple fronts, resulting in thousands of families fleeing the provinces in hope of finding safety in Kabul and other cities.

The collapse of the Afghan state is inevitable—but for the United States, that might not be bad news

The end of the 9/11 war, twenty years after it began, won’t mark the beginning of peace. Instead, a kind of war-making perpetual-motion machine is being built in Afghanistan.

Women who grew up in Afghanistan post-2001 dread the return of the Taliban

US troops will pull out of Afghanistan by September 11, if all goes to plan. Women in the South Asian country hope there will be pressure on the Taliban to guarantee their rights, participation in politics before that happens.