An Islamic State Under Sharia or an Illegitimate Seizure of Power
The Taliban present their rule in Afghanistan as an “Islamic Emirate” and portray Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada as Amir al-Mu’minin, the Commander of
Economic Ruin and Human Suffering in Afghanistan
Afghanistan today stands as a painful example of how political domination without public welfare can drive an entire society toward despair. Under
Afghanistan Is No Longer Just Afghanistan’s Problem
For too long, the world has spoken about Afghanistan as if it were a sealed crisis, tragic, painful, but somehow contained. That
Afghanistan’s Dangerous Exports to Pakistan
The most troubling measure of a government is not what it says, but what spills across its borders. In the case of
Afghanistan’s Public Floggings Are a Policy of Fear
The consistent use of physical punishment in public settings in Afghanistan is not only a matter of policy decisions made at the
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN
The government of Pakistan has issued public warnings about probable retaliation after any terrorist attack on its land, putting ordinary Afghans on
Strikes in Afghanistan
When people hear about strikes in Afghanistan, they often picture chaos first and questions later. That reaction is human because the cost
Fixing Aid Leakage in Afghanistan
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act is a predictable response to an ugly reality in Afghanistan:
The Region Is Paying for Taliban Impunity
The region is being asked to accept a comforting story: Afghanistan is calmer than it was during the civil war years, so
Afghanistan’s militant ecosystem and the rise of ETIM
Afghanistan remains a preferred destination for the East Turkestan Islamic Movement for a mix of practical and ideological reasons that are not
