Afghanistan

US Afghan withdrawal triggers talk of “balancing”

Medlir Mema, PhD
Fellow, Middle East Policy Council

The likely fallout from the much-criticized US withdrawal from Afghanistan continues to be a topic of disagreement across the Middle East.

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How should we deal with our failure in Afghanistan?

Ambassador Chas W. Freeman, Jr. (USFS, Ret.)
Senior Fellow, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University

Sep 11, 2021

It's 9/11 Hello, darkness, my old friend. America has done it once again. We have waged a failed war in yet another foreign land and dishonorably abandoned those we went there to help.

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What Chaotic US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Means for the Region

Medlir Mema, PhD
Fellow, Middle East Policy Counci

The events of the last few days taking place in Afghanistan have shocked many in the region.

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Afghanistan Update: Live from Friday 8/20

On Friday, August 20th at noon ET we hosted a special Contributor Dialogue with former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ronald Neumann. It was live streamed on the MEPC YouTube channel here and can be viewed below:

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Taliban Advances Raise Questions about US Strategy and Commitment

Medlir Mema, Phd
Fellow, Middle East Policy Council

The US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s rapid consolidation of control across large swaths of the country have raised alarm, not only in Kabul, but across the region.