Afghanistan Betrayal in Kabul. Staccato reactions to Western self-regard Failure, debacle, fiasco. These are the most frequently used terms in the English language mediascape to assess the US and NATO performance following the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan. ⋙
Afghanistan Taliban rule in Kabul: authoritarianism on the rise, democracies on the defensive A world of mediation, alliances and ideological amalgamation, the resurgent Islamic emirate aims to gain legitimacy in the international system The Taliban are more careful today than twenty years ago ⋙
Afghanistan The rights of Afghan women must not be the “sacrificial goat” in a male dominated peace process Afghanistan is entering another uncertain phase of transition, with an uncertain fate for half of its population, women. Twenty years ago, the US-led international community intervened militarily in Afghanistan to ⋙