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The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction released an interim report titled, “Collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces: An Assessment of the Factors That Led to Its Demise.” Among several factors, the report’s findings note that the largest factor in the collapse of Afghan security forces “was the U.S.
Today, Lawfare and Goat Rodeo released the first two episodes of Allies, a podcast series that traces the U.S.’s efforts to protect Afghan interpreters, translators and other partners.
The United States should be exploring new approaches for attaining its counterterrorism goals.
The Biden administration has a controversial new plan for Afghanistan’s besieged central bank assets. But it doesn’t do what critics think it does.
The threat landscape will require careful prioritization.
Now that Afghanistan is no longer an area of active hostilities, strikes should be subject to the standard of near certainty.
Responsibly privatizing Afghan central bank functions could help alleviate a cascading economic and humanitarian catastrophe.
The United States has a range of options for its new Afghanistan policy.
Officials whitewashing the Taliban as a responsible diplomatic party are getting the organization wrong.
Some American law enforcement and national security officials speculate that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan may embolden American jihadist sympathizers.