Now our obligation is to those Afghans living with the consequences of our four decades of intervention.
Biden Is Right to End the War in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Biden Must Call Off the B-52s Bombing Afghan Cities
The U.S. attacks will not stop the Taliban or end the war.
America’s Afghan War Is Ending. What About Iraq — and Iran?
Even as Biden sticks to the Afghanistan withdrawal, he’s launching strikes in Iraq and delaying a return to the Iran deal.
Why Biden Might not be Able to Extricate the US from its Middle East Quagmire
Biden has promised an end to the endless wars. But such promises are not easy to keep.
Decentralization Could Reduce Conflict in Postwar Afghanistan
The country’s 2004 constitution permits significant local control. Actually practicing it could protect women and minorities in the event of a Taliban takeover in Kabul.
Biden Promised Diplomacy. So Why Is He Still Listening to ‘the Blob’?
Unforced errors have set back the Biden administration’s diplomacy with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and China.
Afghanistan’s Green Future?
Can Afghanistan’s mineral wealth finance a transition to a carbon-neutral future?
U.S. Joins Past Empires In the Afghan Graveyard
President Biden announced a removal of all U.S. troops by September 11, but he failed to include some important details.
If Impoverished Countries Can Host Millions of Refugees, the U.S. Can Welcome a Few Thousand
The factors that drive displacement are often complex, but welcoming refugees isn’t.
Is the Long War Finally Ending?
Withdrawing several thousand U.S. troops from Afghanistan is just the tip of the iceberg.