Nov 17, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Josh Von Trapp As terrible as the human rights and security situations in Afghanistan are already, things could get worse if the Taliban’s clean governance turns dirty. On August 15, 2021, the Taliban marched into Kabul unopposed, toppling the Western-backed...
Sep 7, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Neta C. Crawford Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years. The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S. completed a pullout of...
Aug 31, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Tazreena Sajjad Images of thousands of Afghans desperately trying to flee their country following a hasty U.S. withdrawal have provoked an international outcry. As of Aug. 22, 2021, some 6,000 U.S. troops were working to evacuate U.S. military, American citizens...
Aug 30, 2021 | Politics & Society
Since the United States formally began withdrawing from Afghanistan, the nation has witnessed an incredibly rapid deterioration of the government’s position. The President fled the country, and the Taliban are poised to control the nation upon the completion of...
Aug 17, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Natasha Lindstaedt Taliban victory inevitable despite the trillions the US poured in. In less than a week, the Taliban has captured nearly a dozen key cities in Afghanistan. With the departure of US forces, it is poised to take over the country from the embattled...
Jul 8, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Paul Rogers As the Taliban rapidly expand in the shadow of US and NATO allies’ retreat, has anyone considered the impact on innocent civilians? Military leaders in the United States and Britain, as well as allied countries, now accept that they have lost their war...
Mar 24, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Robert Patman & Ryan Webb New Zealand can take some pride from the largely positive contribution it has made in nation-building and advancing human rights in Afghanistan, says Robert Patman and Ryan Webb. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, few...