List of Afghanistan articles
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U.S. Rep. Mike Waltz speaks during a press conference. ‘Charlie Wilson’s Playbook’: Lawmaker Pushes Biden to Back Anti-Taliban Resistance
Administration remains focused on evacuation efforts for now.
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A man walks past U.S. and Taiwanese flags in Taipei on Aug. 10. How Biden Can Save His China Strategy After Afghanistan
Washington needs to give a visible sign of Indo-Pacific commitment.
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A full flight of 265 people are evacuated out of Kabul. Afghanistan Braces for a Brain Drain
The Taliban are intent on driving out the very people they need to make the country governable.
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A French soldier checks the temperature of an Afghan woman in Abu Dhabi. Don’t Blame the Afghans
If the United States fails to understand its mistakes, it will continue to repeat them.
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An air crew prepares an evacuation flight out of Kabul. Taiwan Isn’t Afghanistan, Whatever Beijing Says
The fall of Kabul is a crisis of competence, not credibility, for U.S. power in Asia.
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uk soldiers afghanistran ‘Europe Runs the Risk of Becoming a Global Strategic Victim’
Retired British Gen. Richard Barrons warns that the United Kingdom and European Union can no longer simply rely on the United States for their security.
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The Bala Hissar historical compound in Kabul A Taliban Challenge: To Learn the Lessons of History
What an ancient citadel can teach us about Afghanistan’s past—and its potential future.
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U.S. Marines raise an American flag Afghanistan Hasn’t Damaged U.S. Credibility
The withdrawal has been tragic—but it hasn’t been a strategic disaster.
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U.S. President Joe Biden Lessons From Biden’s Very Bad Week
The U.S. president’s refusal to acknowledge error has dismayed supporters and European allies.
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U.S. soldiers stand guard behind barbed wire A ‘Digital Dunkirk’ to Evacuate Afghan Allies
Veterans mobilize online to help Afghans fleeing the Taliban.
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A female TV presenter from southern Afghanistan The Tragic Fate of Afghanistan’s Journalists
Many are fleeing or in hiding. Women, some locked out of their outlets, are in particular danger.
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The Afghan Embassy in Beijing Nobody Wins in Afghanistan
For China and Russia, the country is a liability, not an asset.
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U.S. Army soldiers in Afghanistan The United States Keeps Doing What It Can’t
The main lesson from the failed intervention in Afghanistan is about the dangers of self-delusion. Will anyone learn it?
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U.S. Marines walk to their helicopter in Afghanistan. What’s Next for Afghanistan?
As the Kabul situation worsens, the White House stares into the abyss.
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Afghan Taliban fighters at Bakwah in the western province of Farah on Nov. 3, 2015. The Taliban Can—and Can’t—Be Trusted
There’s good news on international terrorism—and bad news on plenty else.
