AFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan political crisis: Entitlement vs democracy

The domestic dimension of the Afghan conflict is the absence of agreement among the elites on the framework and principles of political power, writes Moradian [Reuters] Only legitimate, effective and sustainable politics can untangle the country from its multitude of...
AFGHANISTAN: Finally Standing Up to Pakistan

AFGHANISTAN: Finally Standing Up to Pakistan

nationalinterest.org, Adam Gallagher, August 4, 2016 In recent months, Pakistan’s pernicious Afghan policy has come under heavy criticism in Washington. In testimony before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad...