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On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will hold a hearing on U.S. policy to Afghanistan.
Tuesday’s House Armed Services Committee hearing previewed some problems that might emerge as a result of withdrawing from Afghanistan.
Pakistan can do more to push the Taliban to dial back violence in Afghanistan. Washington should pressure Islamabad to act on its leverage—and prepare to make big concessions for this ask.
Pakistan’s two newest political disrupters could not be more different. Here’s why that matters.
The inspector general’s quarterly report provides an interesting status update on the conflict in Afghanistan in light of the Trump administration’s expedited drawdown.
The drug trade presents a critical challenge to security and stability in Afghanistan. Why hasn’t the U.S. revised its counternarcotics strategy since 2012?
Shahab al-Muhajir inherits a weakened organization, but may benefit from a background that sets him outside of some local disputes.
Despite tensions with the Trump administration, Pakistan has become an important intermediary in negotiations with the Taliban.
The agreement with the Taliban calls for U.S. troops to withdraw entirely, but some conditions in the deal may prevent that.
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