Sticks and Stones: The Taliban’s War Against Women

Spring 2024 / Essays

The world has bookmarked the Taliban as a problematic but mostly benign thorn in the side of global society. For women in Afghanistan, however, the threat is all-encompassing

Afghanistan and the New Taliban

January 17, 2022 / Global Forum

What happens if the United States and other Western powers make a fresh beginning with the Taliban?

False Assumptions and Ethical Shortcomings in Kabul

August 28, 2021 / Midan

What happened in Kabul has taught us that countries must avoid over-relying on America, and Washington needs to better understand foreign theaters.

Keeping Afghanistan in Afghanistan

Summer 2019 / Essays

As a possible peace and removal of American troops appears imminent, how do Afghanistan’s Turkic neighbors view the regional security situation?

Prioritizing Peace Ahead of Economic Growth

Summer 2019 / Essays

Afghanistan’s economic fate is intricately tied to its post-conflict peace plan, which is currently in the making

Are Vicious Islamists the Real Issue?

November 4, 2015 / Tahrir Forum

Strangely for those Middle Eastern and foreign governments that fight ISIS, the more they attack it the greater seem to be its territorial spread and adherents.