Afghanistan's president has a plan that would deliver not only peace but also justice, equality and development.

Fifteen years ago, while serving as Department of Defense civilian coordinator for Afghanistan, I joined Zal Khalilzad, our ambassador there, to witness a training session for the recently reorganized Afghan Army. It was an eye-opener. On the one hand, it was heartening to witness mixed units of Pashtu, Uzbek and Tajik soldiers. On the other hand, ...

As the war in Afghanistan winds down, China looks to make Afghanistan a bigger part of its regional ambitions.

Stable and robust trade and transit will benefit both countries regarding job creation, poverty reduction, taxes, cheap and qualitative products, etc.

President Trump and the US government have an obligation not only to end the war in Afghanistan but also to welcome refugees who helped them in the 17-year war.

Re-establishing warm relations with Kabul could help Islamabad's trade situation.

When members of the Taliban’s Political Commission in Doha sat down with US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on January 21, talks were expected to last only a couple of days. Instead, the two sides talked for six days. By the end of the week, many Afghans hoped there might even be a ceasefire announcement.

Do the Taliban really want peace? The answer may well be yes, but probably not as much as the Americans want out.

Three months after 9/11, two months after U.S. President George W. Bush ordered bombs to begin raining on Kabul, the day The Village Voice published one of my war reports from the front in Afghanistan: “We’ve lost this war,” I wrote. To drive my point home, the headline was: “How We Lost Afghanistan.”

The United States and the Taliban have reported progress after their intense negotiations in Doha, Qatar, to end the war in Afghanistan that has lasted for around two decades. Both sides seem delighted with the expected outcome of the discussions, although the Taliban clearly seem to have the upper hand over Washington in these talks.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is expected to join peace talks with the Americans.

How Washington can now support Afghanistan

Tehran has confirmed that it has been in talks with the Afghan Taliban in an effort to promote Afghan and regional peace. Analysts say the move would also prevent the region from turning into a hotbed for Takiri terrorist groups, especially Daesh, which has already gained a foothold in Afghanistan as well.

It’s an invitation for India to adopt a vigorous strategy in Afghanistan, do more for regional security

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said it was "insane" that reports about the Afghanistan reconstruction effort were released to the public.

The United States is spending beyond its means on a mission that might only be helping its strategic rivals.

The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan could lead to an emboldened Islamist insurgency by the Taliban, threatening nearby India and Pakistan, but Russia and China have already begun getting involved.

Afghanistan became the world’s deadliest terrorism hot spot in 2017, due to the escalation of the war and fewer incidents elsewhere, a new report said.

Afghanistanʹs drug economy provides a regular income to rural communities in this extremely unstable country. With eighty-five percent of villages in the countryʹs south cultivating opium poppies, yield fluctuations have more to do with the weather than government policy.

A new strategy for Afghanistan begins in Iran and needs India’s help.