June 23, 2011

First Take

President Obama's decision to remove thirty thousand troops from Afghanistan in just over a year heightens the difficulty in securing the east and south of the country against far-from-defeated Taliban forces, writes CFR's Max Boot.

Afghanistan, Defense/Homeland Security

June 22, 2011

Op-Ed

says it's best for the United States to ignore outbursts by Afghan president Karzai and to concentrate instead on cultivating a successor.

Afghanistan Foreign Policy History