When Donald Trump pulled U.S. forces out of Afghanistan, the foreign-policy establishment called it reckless. He called it a reset.…
By any measure of integrity or impact, Mirwais Azizi has done more for Afghanistan in the last six months than…
In 2001, after the US bombing defeated the Taliban regime in the desert wastelands of Dasht-e-Leili in northern Afghanistan, more…
Russia’s evolving posture toward the Taliban regime in Afghanistan reveals a strategic calculus that transcends mere regional accommodation or counter-terrorism…
Pakistan has long perfected the art of deception, playing both arsonist and firefighter in global crises, while continuing to masquerade…
As tensions mount over #Iran’s nuclear program and fears of an #IsraeliStrike escalate, Tehran finds itself increasingly cornered. In an…
In one of the most ironic twists in recent Afghan history, the Taliban government—once dismissed as a backward militia incapable…
By all honest accounts, Ashraf Ghani was never the reformer he pretended to be. Draped in the language of…
In a volatile geopolitical climate already defined by territorial rivalries and resource scarcity, Afghanistan’s water management aspirations—once seemingly within reach…
In a now-viral moment that crystallized decades of denial, Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Asif responded to a journalist’s question about…