List of Afghanistan articles
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Joe Biden participate in a virtual diplomatic meeting. Blinken Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal in First of Congressional Hearing Marathons
Republican lawmakers grilled Biden’s top diplomat over the end to the United States’ Afghan war.
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An Afghan street seller offers the local currency called 'afgani' in exchange for US dollars and few pre-paid mobile phone cards, in Kabul, on April 10, 2010. America’s Money Lost the Afghan War
It’s unclear whether Washington can ever cure its addiction to enabling its allies’ corruption.
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Taliban negotiators attend a Moscow press conference. China and Russia Have a Shared Playbook for Afghanistan
Experience in cooperating in Central Asia offers a fruitful model.
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Former Hong Kong lawmaker Nathan Law, now in exile in the U.K., speaks at a rally for Hong Kong democracy at Marble Arch on June 12, 2021 in London. Biden Needs to Bolster the Power of Exiles
The U.S. democracy agenda can’t focus simply on supporting democratic governments.
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Osama bin Laden holds a press conference. The Taliban’s Victory Is Al Qaeda’s Victory
Afghanistan’s new rulers still have strong ties to the terrorist group that attacked the United States on 9/11.
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Pakistani and Taliban flags fly on their respective border sides. Pakistan’s Friendship With the Taliban Is Changing
Expect a recalibration of the relationship by both sides now the Taliban are in power.
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Thousands of Taliban supporters rallied October 1, 2001 in the town of Quetta, Pakistan. Pakistan Might Soon Regret Its Win in Afghanistan
The Taliban’s takeover in Kabul has all the makings of a Pyrrhic victory.
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The flag of the Islamic Emirate is painted on the wall outside the former U.S. Embassy in Kabul Life Under the Taliban
A few weeks after militants took over Kabul and the country, Afghanistan has gone back to a past it didn’t miss.
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Relatives of a man killed in the Kabul airport bombing bury his body. Islamic State-Khorasan’s Reach Extends Far Beyond Afghanistan
The extremist group seeks to destabilize South and Central Asia.
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Taliban fighters stand on an armored vehicle. In Afghanistan, It’s Back to the Future—of Taliban Tyranny
A government of mullahs and terrorists snuffs out freedoms despite talk of inclusion and human rights.
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Pfc. William Berczik stands on top of a Stryker vehicle in the desert near Kandahar, Afghanistan, on March 6, 2014. The Strategic Logic of a Forever War
The United States should have ignored sunk costs in Afghanistan and maintained a light military footprint.
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Two U.S. soldiers walk past a concrete block with a painted-on Iraqi flag as they patrol a neighborhood in Baghdad on Jan. 18, 2008. 20 Years After 9/11, U.S. Global Authority Is Weaker Than Ever
A crisis within Islam spawned al Qaeda. It also put an end to a U.S.-led unipolar world.
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Taliban fighter in Kabul Biden Is Running a Hostage Negotiation With the Taliban
Making concessions now will only encourage terrorism.
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911-changed-america-chasm-alex-nabaum-illustration Did 9/11 Change the United States?
We asked seven of our contributors what’s different after 20 years.
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U.S. Army 3rd Division Bradley fighting vehicles take up their position. How the U.S. Got 9/11 Wrong
The lone superpower inadvertently taught the rest of the world how to fight it—and win.
