For 13 years, a US watchdog agency had been highlighting the failure to reconstruct Afghanistan

A recent report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction said America’s two-decade-long effort in the region was clumsy and ignorant.

Megan Rose, ProPublica

· Aug 25, 2021 · 09:30 pm

The Taliban have grown megarich since the US invasion in 2001. This is where their money comes from

In the fiscal year that ended in March, the Taliban reportedly brought in $1.6 billion.

Hanif Sufizada, The Conversation

· Dec 15, 2020 · 11:30 pm

Before the US and Taliban can strike a peace deal, they will have to confront these tricky issues

Little is known about the specifics of what the Taliban wants the Afghan state to look like in the years to come.

Kaweh Kerami, The Conversation

· Sep 12, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Afghanistan: President Ashraf Ghani signs decree to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners

Taliban said they will honour the deal by handing over 1,000 government troops.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 11, 2020 · 02:00 pm

Victory or negotiated peace? There are differences within the Taliban on talks with the US

Whether there is now any real progress towards peace depends, in large part, on how these arguments are resolved within the Taliban movement.

Michael Semple, The Conversation

· Feb 08, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Afghan security forces, Taliban militants celebrate Eid together after ceasefire

Deputy Interior Minister Masood Azizi said the ceasefire had held throughout the country so far.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 16, 2018 · 12:52 pm

Afghan Taliban declares three-day ceasefire, but will continue to target foreign troops

The terrorist group also said that its shadow governors should release prisoners who did not pose a future threat.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 09, 2018 · 01:43 pm

To win the war in Afghanistan, Trump’s America will need the assistance of China and Pakistan

The war must be fought on two fronts: military as well as diplomatic.

Ehsan M. Ahrari

· Jan 27, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Back in Afghanistan, Russia is now tacitly supporting its former enemy, the Taliban

Russia is pursuing influence in Central Asia and competing with the US. Afghanistan offers it a chance to do both.

David Lewis, The Conversation

· Nov 18, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Donald Trump’s Afghanistan strategy answers some important questions – but opens up others

An integrated and international approach – with Afghanistan taking the lead on its security – requires US diplomacy and commitment.

Marc Grossman

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Tom West

· Sep 03, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Why Trump’s stance on Afghanistan is flawed – and how it could spell trouble for Pakistan

Although Trump has said that US troops would not stay in Afghanistan for long, there is certainly no clear exit plan.

Zahid Hussain

· Aug 25, 2017 · 07:30 pm

Donald Trump will unveil a new US strategy tonight to tackle terrorism in South Asia

The White House said the plan ‘would provide an update on the path forward for America’s engagement in Afghanistan and South Asia’.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 21, 2017 · 10:21 am