The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has updated its Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy in Brief publication. This PDF is published periodically and provides a brief history of the two-decade long U.S. involvement in the Afghan conflict and then examines the past events since the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on August 15, 2021.
Contents:
- Introduction
- Background: Taliban Takeover
- Taliban Government
- Current and Potential Opposition
- U.S. Policy
- U.S. Counterterrorism and Afghanistan
- Human Rights: Women, Ethnic Groups, and Religious Minorities
- Relocations of U.S. Citizens and Certain Afghans
- Economic Collapse
- Regional Dynamics: Pakistan and Other Neighbors
- Congressional Action and Outlook
Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy in Brief
Congressional Research Service (CRS), R45122, PDF
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45122