Commentary / World Jan 29, 2019
Why U.S. lost the Afghanistan War again
by Ted Rall
Why did it take the U.S. 17 years to realize it had lost the Afghanistan War?
Commentary / World Sep 18, 2017
by Cesar Chelala
Afghanistan has been called the graveyard of empires. It should more properly be called the graveyard of illusions.
Commentary / World Aug 28, 2017
Trump's Afghan plan is braver than Obama's
by Meghan L. O'Sullivan
Removing an arbitrary timeline from the U.S. Afghan strategy will give it better prospects for success.
Commentary / World Jun 6, 2017
A fresh look at the long war in Afghanistan
by Graciana Del Castillo
The war in Afghanistan has hardly been mentioned in the early months of the Trump administration. This must change.
Commentary / World Apr 1, 2014
by Brahma Chellaney
As it braces for its upcoming presidential election, can Afghanistan finally escape the cycle of militancy and foreign intervention that has plagued it for more than three decades?
Commentary / World Nov 29, 2013
by Brahma Chellaney
The Obama administration's decision to conduct U.S. training and counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan through 2024 means virtually an indefinite American troop presence there.
Reader Mail Dec 11, 2007
Regarding the Nov. 29 article "Workforce may shrink by millions by 2030 (study says)" and similar sentiments: It would seem that both the government and media are intent on feeding us a steady diet of hysteria concerning Japan's graying population and contracting workforce, with ...