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Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan Leaves Hazaras Uniquely Vulnerable
In recent weeks, #StopHazaraGenocide has raced to the top of social media users’ feeds, drawing upwards of six million tweets. The...
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Nov 13, 20225 min read


When US Counterterrorism Means Theft
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on February 11 declaring that he intends to split $7 billion of Afghan money currently held...
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May 18, 20225 min read


Weaponizing the Veil: How War Wreaked Havoc on Afghan Women
In her 2001 radio address, Laura Bush grieved that “our hearts break for the women and children of Afghanistan.” Bush was joined by...
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Nov 9, 20194 min read


A Diplomatic Conundrum: Seeking Peace in Afghanistan
The World Economic Forum this year in Davos, Switzerland, made clear the unfortunate stress that continues to increasingly pressure...
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Apr 18, 20196 min read


Nation-Building at Gunpoint: How American Hubris Failed Afghanistan
Heavily guarded by steel-anchored concrete walls, the American embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, symbolizes a striking ground...
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Apr 17, 20194 min read


TAPI: Peace or Continued Power Struggles?
The Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline, has been hailed as a “peace pipeline” with the...
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Jul 3, 20185 min read


Legalizing Opium: A Shift in the Developmental Paradigm
The legacy of foreign involvement in Afghanistan is both extensive and controversial. Whether referring to Soviet manipulation of the...
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Oct 20, 20165 min read


BPR Interviews: John Sopko
John Sopko is Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. He has worked as a prosecutor in Ohio and served in the Senate...
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Jan 26, 20164 min read


BPR Interviews: Azra Jafari
Azra Jafari served as the first female mayor in Afghanistan, after being appointed mayor of Nili by President Hamid Karzai in 2008. She...
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Nov 8, 20157 min read


The Imperative of Involving Afghan Women
As American forces hand off control to the Afghan National Army and state police, women, as half of the population, should have an...
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Mar 22, 20153 min read


The Next ISIS Moment: Afghanistan’s Impending Catastrophe
The Kashmir musk deer is a curious creature. Unlike its American brethren, it’s endangered, elusive and adorned with fangs. Scientists...
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Nov 10, 20145 min read


Malala: The Taliban’s Shot Heard ‘Round the World
Malala Yousafzai is the “bravest girl in the world.” In early 2009, when Malala was only 11, she began writing a blog for the BBC about...
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Oct 24, 20134 min read
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