Taliban Fighters in the Afghan Presidential Palace
The government report on lessons learned from Afghanistan failed to capture the most basic lesson of all.
Former Afghan Minister of Finance, now a DC uber driver
Understanding the broader context of societal development may help the former Afghan Minister of Finance to deal with his loss.
Kidnapper hanged by Taliban in Herat
For a chiefdom-fiefdom like Afghanistan, brutal demonstrations of justice are a way of keeping order. The trade-off is personal freedom.
Grand National Movement of Afghanistan
The Grand National Movement of Afghanistan seeks to influence the direction of the country despite Taliban take-over.
Ashraf Ghani, last president of Afghanistan
The sudden departure of the Afghan president reveals a society that was not ready to be a republic.
Taliban Aboard Government HMMWV in Kabul
The Afghan government fell on Monday, bringing America’s longest war to an end. It took only ten days from start to finish. Zaranj, the far west provincial capital, fell first. Then Kunduz fell, after local tribal elders negotiated […]
Afghan loya jirga in 2020
A key decision in 2001 meant years of extended service in Afghanistan for the US and its allies.