Between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a Trade War With No End in Sight

After deadly cross-border military clashes, the Pakistani and Afghan governments have locked their populations in a trade war ...
The Diplomat

Afghanistan’s Uncertain Gamble for Economic Survival

A struggling regime is caught between countervailing forces.
Pakistan Today

Clashes that could ignite a war

Since the Taliban takeover, formal diplomatic engagement between Islamabad and Kabul has weakened, replaced by sporadic ...
Military Times

Veterans’ voices shape report on the Afghanistan War’s lessons, impact

U.S. soldiers, part of the NATO- led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), walk as a U.S. Chinook helicopter is seen on the back ground in Shindand, Herat, west of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Jan ...
WKMS

Afghan CIA fighters, like National Guard attack suspect, face stark reality in U.S.

The fighters led by the CIA found themselves spiraling into despair because of what they saw as bureaucratic neglect and ...
The New York Sun

As Afghanistan’s Economy Nosedives, Its Authoritarian Overlords Thrive on Foreign Aid, Illicit Earnings

Afghanistan is broke only on paper. The flow of revenue into the Taliban’s coffers tells a story of extortion, bribery, ...
The American Conservative

Don’t Restart the Afghanistan War

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The poppy deception — CIA dropped billions of modified seeds over Afghanistan to sabotage opium crops

During the long war in Afghanistan, the United States fought many visible battles — against the Taliban, against terrorism, and for control of a fragile nation. But behind the scenes, another secret ...
The New York Times

Ignoring Warnings, a Growing Band of Tourists Venture to Afghanistan

With the war now over, the Taliban are welcoming foreign travelers, even as governments advise their citizens to stay away. Yi-Pin Lin, a tourist from the United States, and his Afghan guide, Hijrat ...

Afghan CIA fighters face stark reality in the U.S.

They survived some of the Afghanistan War's most grueling and treacherous missions. But once they evacuated to the U.S., many ...

Immigration freeze has Afghan families fearful they could be sent back to danger

After a deadly shooting in Washington DC, a sweeping immigration freeze has left thousands of Afghan families fearing they ...
Opinion

Afghanistan’s tragedy: From Reagan’s “nation of heroes” to Trump’s “hellhole on Earth”

How did Afghanistan go from being Ronald Reagan’s “Nation of Heroes” to Donald Trump’s “Hellhole on Earth”? How did Afghans go from honored White House guests to immigrants blamed wholesale for the ...