In May 2021, the United States abruptly withdrew US “peacekeeping forces” from Afghanistan under the orders of US President Joe Biden as part of a signed agreement between the US and Taliban forces.

Q. What was the genesis of this trip? Why did you go there despite everyone advising you against it? A. Well, that’s a question I get asked very often. Frankly, I never thought about it that way as a ...

August 15 holds a solemn place in the collective memory of the Afghan people as a symbol of state collapse, the onset of darkness, and the failure of the international conscience. On this day, a ...