What if the Taliban wins the war in Afghanistan?

You will have to define “win the war” and what would that imply. For me, wining the war would imply: 1. The fall of the democratic-yet-inefficient Kabul government. read more

Afghanistan is America’s longest war, but it is a war America cannot win. And nowhere is this more evident than in Helmand. Places where British and American troops fought their hardest battles are now firmly under Taliban control. read more

The Taliban insurgency has entered its 16th year in Afghanistan, but their prospects for control of the country are as gloomy as they were when the group was toppled in 2001 by a U.S.-led international coalition for refusing to hand over Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. read more