In Afghanistan, We Have Never Tasted True Independence In Afghanistan, We Have Never Tasted True Independence
In past years, Afghans wondered if Independence Day would be disturbed by yet another bombing. This year we wonder if we can even celebrate the holiday.
Aug 19, 2021 / Ali M. Latifi
There Goes the Neighborhood: Pakistan Is Uneasy Over the Taliban’s Return There Goes the Neighborhood: Pakistan Is Uneasy Over the Taliban’s Return
Despite their differing responses to the Taliban victory, Pakistanis are united in believing they are not to blame.
If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father If Liz Cheney’s Assigning Blame for an “Epic Failure” in Afghanistan, She Can Start With Her Father
Dick Cheney created the mess Joe Biden is cleaning up.
Aug 17, 2021 / John Nichols
Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In Rather Than Focus on How the US Got Out of Afghanistan, Focus on How It Got In
There should be a serious accounting for the Afghanistan debacle.
Aug 17, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
White Feminists Wanted to Invade White Feminists Wanted to Invade
Afghan women never asked for US air strikes.
Aug 17, 2021 / Rafia Zakaria
As Afghanistan Falls, Biden Is Steadfast in His Decision to Withdraw As Afghanistan Falls, Biden Is Steadfast in His Decision to Withdraw
The hawkish senator who became the dovish vice president inherited a terrible but predictable decision. He was right to stick with it.
Aug 16, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Washington’s War in Afghanistan Is Over. What Happens Now? Washington’s War in Afghanistan Is Over. What Happens Now?
President Biden was right to withdraw US troops. But we should have no illusion that this will end the war for Afghans.
Aug 16, 2021 / Phyllis Bennis
The Story of an Afghan Girl The Story of an Afghan Girl
Unlike Joe Biden, Mursal wasn’t surprised at how fast Kabul fell. She knows firsthand how effectively the Taliban has been terrorizing Afghans into silence and complicity.
Aug 16, 2021 / Column / Helen Benedict
Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account. Those Who Ran the Afghanistan War Lied. They Must Be Held to Account.
The grotesque costs of lying about the war have grown too large to bear.
Aug 16, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kabul Has Fallen. Now What? Kabul Has Fallen. Now What?
With the collapse of the US-backed government, Washington must chart a new course—but it won’t be easy.
Aug 16, 2021 / Rajan Menon