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International law and U.S. foreign policy provide powerful reasons to require clearer direction from the political branches before ordering the turnover of Afghan central bank assets to U.S. judgment creditors.
The Biden administration could provide categorical parole to Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants that have passed major screening requirements and allow them to come to the United States to finish their processing in safety.
Though the situation in Afghanistan appears to be hopeless, lessons from similar cases from around the world can help to chart a path to a better future for Afghanistan.
Despite international efforts to press for a more inclusive Taliban government in Afghanistan, that will not materialize, as it would not be in the interest of the Taliban’s survival or stability.
In her recommendation, Judge Netburn argued that plaintiffs’ motions in these cases should be denied for three reasons.
The report does not find sufficient evidence to support allegations that President Ghani and his senior advisors fled with millions of dollars in cash taken from the Afghan government.
SIGAR finds that the Pentagon disbursed questionable Afghan Ministry of Defense salary payments.
This week, Lawfare and Goat Rodeo released the final episode of Allies.
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.
Organizations of veterans of the Afghan War have played a central role in building domestic support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.