The Taliban immediately spurned US efforts to return to Bagram Air Base after President Donald Trump said, “We want that base back” on September 18, 2021. Bagram Air Base was the key hub for operations...
On February 18, 2025, various factions of the anti-Taliban resistance wrapped up the fifth Vienna Process Conference for a Democratic Afghanistan, calling for international assistance in forming a transitional government.
Qatar remains one of the world’s foremost proponents of violent Islamist movements and states. The U.S. should treat it accordingly.
On June 13, representatives from two Turkish charities met with Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister, in Afghanistan. Mehmet Ubeyd Kosger, representing the Hayrat Foundation, accompanied...
REVIEW: ‘Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End’ by Jerry Dunleavy and James Hasson
The impact of America’s capitulation to the Taliban
One year ago this month, President Biden told Americans that Al Qaeda was ‘gone’ from Afghanistan. On Monday, we learned that clearly was not the case. ‘We went to Afghanistan for the...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on October 11 that he has “no patience left” for attacks by Syrian Kurdish fighters targeting Turkey’s border towns and Turkish forces in northern Syria,...
Our allies responded after 9/11, and many stayed with us throughout our two-decade mission.
President Joe Biden walked into Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s trap in June by agreeing to hold a one-on-one meeting without the presence of any diplomats or note takers. The American president...
The Taliban completed its military conquest of Afghanistan and took control of the mountainous province of Panjshir after seven days of heavy fighting. The fall of Panjshir puts the Taliban in full control...
The group has claimed responsibility for the bombing outside the Kabul airport.
The Islamic State’s Khorasan branch has claimed credit for a suicide bombing outside of the airport in Kabul earlier today. The group identifies the “martyr” (suicide bomber) as Abdul Rahman Al-Logari....
The tragedy’s primary cause was the decision to withdraw, not the way the withdrawal was conducted.
The Taliban’s lightning offensive, which began immediately after President Joe Biden’s announcement of withdrawal on April 14, 2021, has resulted in a near total takeover of Afghanistan. However, resistance...
Turkey’s Erdogan hoped to secure another bargaining chip with the West by taking over running of Kabul’s international airport. Suddenly, it’s not looking so simple.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he wants to help the United States secure Afghanistan after the departure of American troops, but one has to question the reliability of an ally who admitted last...
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