Commentary / World Aug 19, 2021
by Fawaz A. Gerges
The reality is while the Taliban and Al-Qaida do share a similar religious ideology and worldview, they have very different objectives.
Commentary / World Aug 18, 2021
Afghanistan: The nation of never-ending conflicts
by Gwynne Dyer
The various factions of the Taliban will split, mostly on ethnic lines, and another civil war of uncertain length will follow.
World | FOCUS Aug 18, 2021
Biden’s high stakes gamble on Afghanistan masks challenges ahead
by Justin Sink and Nick Wadhams
Biden has taken ownership of a crisis that could determine the fate of his presidency and longer-term perceptions abroad about American leadership.
World Aug 17, 2021
The Taliban are back. Now will they restrain or support al-Qaida?
by Steven Erlanger
The United States invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago in response to terrorism, and many worry that al-Qaida and other radical Islamist groups will again find safe haven there.
World | FOCUS Aug 17, 2021
Taliban mullahs vow softer approach to win over skeptical world
Even before the group announces what's next, it appears to be in a stronger position on the world stage than it ever achieved during its five-year rule that ended after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Commentary / World Aug 17, 2021
Biden has only himself to blame for the Taliban's victory
by Brahma Chellaney
There was no strategic imperative for U.S. President Joe Biden to order a hasty pullout of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, yet he did.
Commentary / World Aug 17, 2021
With Afghanistan’s collapse, a moment for Moscow and Beijing
by Brad Glosserman
The roles played by China and Russia now may well determine whether Afghanistan becomes a threat to the region and the wider world.
World | ANALYSIS Aug 14, 2021
Afghanistan’s unraveling may strike another blow to U.S. credibility
by Steven Erlanger
The Taliban’s lightning advance comes at a moment when many in Europe and Asia had hoped that President Joe Biden would re-establish America’s firm presence in international affairs.
World Aug 14, 2021
The Afghan military was built over 20 years. How did it collapse so quickly?
by Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Fahim Abed and Sharif Hassan
The Taliban’s advance has made clear that U.S. efforts to turn the country's military into a robust fighting force have failed, with its soldiers feeling abandoned by inept leaders.
Commentary / World Aug 12, 2021
The world told Afghan women it had their backs — it doesn’t
by Ruth Pollard
More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since records began in 2009.
National Aug 11, 2021
Painting transformed by 9/11 attacks displayed at memorial museum
A Japanese artist's painting transformed by the Sept. 11 terror attacks in 2001 has been displayed at a memorial museum built at ground zero in New York.
Commentary / World Jul 14, 2021
by Brahma Chellaney
Joe Biden’s approach entails effectively admitting that a terrorist militia has defeated the world’s most powerful military, and then handing Afghanistan back to that militia.