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Taliban members patrol the streets of Jalalabad city, Afghanistan on August 17, 2021, as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

After the Fall: 3 Lessons From Afghanistan’s State Failure

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Aug 16, 2021

Commentary

9 Min Read

Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021 (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Afghan Fiasco Failure Belongs to Biden, DC Elites

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 16, 2021

Commentary

3 Min Read

In the Media

Afghanistan Crisis a ‘Foreign Policy Catastrophe for the US

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 16, 2021

In the Media

Commentary

H.R. McMaster Calls Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan ‘Heartbreaking and Frustrating’

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Aug 16, 2021

Commentary

1 Min Read

Taliban fighters patrol the streets in Herat on August 14, 2021. (AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

In Afghanistan, the Tragic Toll of Washington Delusion

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Aug 15, 2021

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

Afghanistan Spinning Out of Control

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 15, 2021

In the Media

In the Media

'Blame Shifting' on Afghanistan

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Aug 15, 2021

In the Media

In the Media

Taliban Take Control of Kabul

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Aug 15, 2021

In the Media

Podcast

Counterbalance | Ep. 23: Ahmad Obali on Iran's Cultural, Ethnic and National Future

Michael Doran

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East

Marshall Kosloff

Former Media Fellow

Michael Doran & Marshall Kosloff

Aug 13, 2021

Podcast

Afghan Commandos on a Mobile Strike Force Vehicle in Shindand Military Base, Herat province (Photo by Franz J. Marty/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Commentary

In Afghanistan, Biden’s Team Looks Panicked. US Needs to Pivot to Two Things To Make This Work