List of Afghanistan articles
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Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special representative for Afghan peace and reconciliation, gestures as he speaks during a forum talk with the director of TOLO news, Lotfullah Najafizada, at the Tolo TV station in Kabul on April 28, 2019. The Long Road to Peace in Afghanistan
Khalilzad is said to be close to a deal with the Taliban that would pave the way for intra-Afghan talks.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan reconciliation, speaks with Asila Wardak, a human rights activist, during intra-Afghan dialogue talks in Doha, Qatar, on July 8. Khalilzad Edges Closer to Pact With Taliban
The U.S. envoy is expected to travel to Afghanistan within days to seek approval from President Ashraf Ghani.
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Local Afghan militia and Afghan Army soldiers consult March 14, 2007 in Kajaki, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Afghan troops, along with British Marine trainers, patrol through the area near the Kajaki hydroelectric dam. How to Partner With the Taliban
The Trump administration’s peace deal for Afghanistan needs a plan for the country’s most looming threat: international terrorists whom both sides oppose.
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US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pennsylvania on August 13, 2019, before returning to his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey. Trump met with his national security advisers on Friday to discuss Afghanistan. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images) Can Trump Make a Deal for Afghanistan?
A deadly blast in Kabul raises questions about peace talks between the Taliban and U.S. negotiators.
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A scene from the film Jirga. Lightyear Entertainment How War Traumatizes the Victims and the Perpetrators
On the podcast: A new film explores the experience of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan.
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An Afghan boy looks on in a damaged house near the site of an attack in Kabul on July 29, a day after the deadly assault targeting a political campaign office. The U.S. Shouldn’t Stumble Out of Afghanistan
Letting the country unravel isn't an exit strategy.
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Afghan villagers are framed in the broken windows of Noor Walli Khan's car, burned during a Khost Protection Force raid in Tani district, Khost province, on July 28. Gul Rahim, 7, left, says he has trouble sleeping at night, hearing the helicopters and drones fly over his house. How the CIA Aims to Keep a Footprint in Afghanistan
Even as talks with the Taliban point to a cease-fire, a CIA-trained force will likely continue its shadow war, often at the expense of civilians.
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International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (R) speaks with a colleague during the closing statements of the trial of former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda in The Hague on Aug. 28, 2018. Don’t Give Up on the ICC
The International Criminal Court has many flaws, but abandoning it now would give free rein to war criminals and open the door to impunity.
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Pakistani residents read newspapers with coverage of Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election in Islamabad on Nov. 10, 2016. Trump’s Hard Line on Pakistan Is All Bluster
U.S. needs in Afghanistan have overridden promises to get tough on Islamabad.
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U.S. soldiers sweep through an abandoned house during heavy fighting in the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah, Iraq, on Nov. 9, 2004. A U.S. Marine Looks Back at Fallujah
On the podcast: Elliot Ackerman served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Cars pass by a memorial to American soldiers from New York state who were killed in Iraq or Afghanistan, near Canandaigua, New York, on June 4. Limited Wars Are Forever Wars
A new book looks at why the U.S. military keeps trapping itself in endless conflicts.
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, second right, attends a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing on April 28. Imran Khan Mustn’t Let Trump Make Pakistan a Scapegoat
Almost four decades after the first U.S.-Pakistani mission in Afghanistan, Islamabad risks getting caught in the crosshairs of great-power politics again. Only deft diplomacy will save it.
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Day laborers stack planks of wood that arrived from Kunar at a storage facility in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on May 30. Afghanistan’s Forests Are Turning a Profit for the Islamic State
Wood smuggling is big business for the terrorist group.
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Taliban representatives are pictured during the second day of the Intra-Afghan Peace Conference talks in Doha, Qatar, on July 8. The Taliban Have a Road Map for Peace
A translation of the statement from the Taliban and Afghan officials.
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Taliban fighters and local residents celebrate the ceasefire on the second day of Eid in the outskirts of Jalalabad on June 16,2018. There Will Be No Peace for Afghanistan
Despite optimistic signs from U.S.-led peace talks in Qatar, Afghanistan’s future looks bleak.
