Report – Evaluation of Dutch Contribution to Resolute Support (2023)
The Netherlands presence in Afghanistan lasted almost twenty years. The Dutch contributed air, maritime, ground, and special forces military forces to the effort to establish […]
IG Quarterly Report for Afghanistan (May 2023)
The Lead Inspector General report to the U.S. Congress on Operation Enduring Sentinel (OES) Afghanistan has been published (May 2023). The report provides an update […]
White House – “The U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan”
On April 6, 2023, the Biden administration has released a statement that outlines the key decisions and challenges surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. This […]
International Women’s Day and Afghanistan
By Malo Lila. I am a journalist and women’s rights activist in Afghanistan. It has been many, many months since the occupation of Afghanistan by […]
Congressional Hearing on Kabul NEO – March 8, 2023
A hearing will be held by Congress on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 on the non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) conducted by the Department of State and […]
Afghan Commandos Recruited by Russia to Fight in Ukraine
America Abandons Afghan Allies The United States and allied NATO partners directly trained Afghan National Army (ANA) and Police (ANP) forces in sustained training missions […]
CRS Report – “Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has published an updated version of Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy. This report is a 17-page PDF that is dated […]
SIGAR Report: Collapse of Afghan Security Forces
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has published a report entitled Why the Afghan Security Forces Collapsed. The report, issued in February 2023, […]
The Seat is Empty: Who is Accountable for IHRL and IHL in Afghanistan?
By Christian Jepsen. The Taliban’s military conquest of Afghanistan has not made the country any more stable or governable, nor earned it international recognition. This […]
Assessing Hazara Attacks: Are They Genocide?
Who Are the Hazara? The largest ethnic minority in modern Afghanistan is the Hazara, a predominantly Shia community. Some historians believe that Hazara are the […]