“The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women,” proclaimed First Lady Laura Bush in her radio address to the nation in 2001, as the United States entered Afghanistan in a war against the Taliban. Twenty years la...
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“The fight against terrorism is also a fight for the rights and dignity of women,” proclaimed First Lady Laura Bush in her radio address to the nation in 2001, as the United States entered Afghanistan in a war against the Taliban. Twenty years la...
In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would redefine presidential decision-making for the next decade. Now, in the wake of America’s exit from Afghanistan, a...
In 1993, the United States launched a series of raids on Mogadishu, Somalia so disastrous and publicly humiliating that they would redefine presidential decision-making for the next decade. Now, in the wake of America’s exit from Afghanistan, a...
In recent weeks, #StopHazaraGenocide has raced to the top of social media users’ feeds, drawing upwards of six million tweets. The hashtag represents an effort to raise awareness about the atrocities being committed against the Hazara people at the...
In recent weeks, #StopHazaraGenocide has raced to the top of social media users’ feeds, drawing upwards of six million tweets. The hashtag represents an effort to raise awareness about the atrocities being committed against the Hazara people at the...
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on February 11 declaring that he intends to split $7 billion of Afghan money currently held in the US Federal Reserve in New York between humanitarian aid for Afghanistan and compensation for the families...
President Joe Biden issued an executive order on February 11 declaring that he intends to split $7 billion of Afghan money currently held in the US Federal Reserve in New York between humanitarian aid for Afghanistan and compensation for the families...
In August 2021, the United States concluded the tumultuous process of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan—a process that was initiated by former President Donald Trump with the Doha agreement between the US and the Taliban. As the United States...
In August 2021, the United States concluded the tumultuous process of withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan—a process that was initiated by former President Donald Trump with the Doha agreement between the US and the Taliban. As the United States...
That President Joe Biden was able to complete a successful withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan—despite facing significant opposition from Congress and the media throughout the process—is perhaps the crowning achievement of what has bee...
That President Joe Biden was able to complete a successful withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan—despite facing significant opposition from Congress and the media throughout the process—is perhaps the crowning achievement of what has bee...
The United States’s withdrawal from Afghanistan earlier this year was one of the most profound foreign policy choices the Biden Administration has made so far. While the move was broadly popular among the US population, politicians across the aisle...
The United States’s withdrawal from Afghanistan earlier this year was one of the most profound foreign policy choices the Biden Administration has made so far. While the move was broadly popular among the US population, politicians across the aisle...
Jake Auchincloss is a freshman congressman representing Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District. He currently sits on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Prior to becoming a congressman, Auc...
Jake Auchincloss is a freshman congressman representing Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional District. He currently sits on the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Prior to becoming a congressman, Auc...
In her 2001 radio address, Laura Bush grieved that “our hearts break for the women and children of Afghanistan.” Bush was joined by Hollywood celebrities, among them Kathy Bates, Geena Davis and Lily Tomlin and the Feminist Majority Foundation—...
In her 2001 radio address, Laura Bush grieved that “our hearts break for the women and children of Afghanistan.” Bush was joined by Hollywood celebrities, among them Kathy Bates, Geena Davis and Lily Tomlin and the Feminist Majority Foundation—...
Insofar as the defeat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) merits international delight, its emergence in Afghanistan has transformed the country’s war dynamic. Referred to as Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), the Sunni Muslim extremist group has...
Insofar as the defeat of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) merits international delight, its emergence in Afghanistan has transformed the country’s war dynamic. Referred to as Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), the Sunni Muslim extremist group has...
The World Economic Forum this year in Davos, Switzerland, made clear the unfortunate stress that continues to increasingly pressure Afghani Officials. In Davos, President Ashraf Ghani vocalized his frustration at witnessing the death of 45,000 securi...
The World Economic Forum this year in Davos, Switzerland, made clear the unfortunate stress that continues to increasingly pressure Afghani Officials. In Davos, President Ashraf Ghani vocalized his frustration at witnessing the death of 45,000 securi...
Heavily guarded by steel-anchored concrete walls, the American embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, symbolizes a striking ground reality of an endless war: American troops and policymakers protect themselves from the very people they ventured o...
Heavily guarded by steel-anchored concrete walls, the American embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, symbolizes a striking ground reality of an endless war: American troops and policymakers protect themselves from the very people they ventured o...