Opinions

The Taliban Know Afghanistan's Peace Negotiations End In An Islamic Emirate

Sunday, August 16, 2020

By Marvin Weinbaum

A strong dose of realism is overdue for an Afghan people and international community visibly exhausted by years of conflict and yearning for a political settlement. Efforts to achieve a negotiated peace with the Ta...

Peace in Afghanistan is possible, but only when the US is willing to walk away from its Taliban deal

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

By Michael Rubin

It has now been almost six months since the United States entered into a peace deal with the Taliban. On Sunday, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Vice President Amrullah Saleh

Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-US Relations

Thursday, July 30, 2020

By Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili

Changes in Uzbekistan are driving geopolitical dynamics in Afghanistan and in the region. There is increased US diplomatic engagement in Central Asia as Afghanistan prepares for potential peace with th...

Afghan Peace Talks: 4 Possible Outcomes

Saturday, July 25, 2020

By Jason Criss Howk

A Taliban spokesperson said the Taliban movement will be ready for intra-Afghan peace negotiations by the next Eid. Eid al Adha is expected to be celebrated around the world on Friday, July 31. It is fit...

Why do Muslim states stay silent over China’s abuse of the Uighurs?

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

By Nick Cohen

Nations that claim to be defenders of the faith offer no protest to the concentration camps