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on August 1, 2022, Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers (in brown) and Pakistani Rangers take part in the Beating the Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post, about 35 km from Amritsar.

A memorial at Camp Lejeune on August 6, 2022, for the thirteen service members killed in the 2021 Kabul airport suicide bombing. (Lance Cpl. Jessica J. Mazzamuto/USMC)

Commentary

Biden’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Remains Catastrophe of American Weakness a Year Later

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Aug 30, 2022

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Religious Minorities Left Behind in Afghanistan

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Aug 30, 2022

In the Media

Evacuees await their departure at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 23, 2021. (Gunnery Sergeant Melissa Marnell/USMC)

Commentary

Mr. Blinken, Don’t Abandon Afghan Religious Minorities

Nina Shea

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Religious Freedom

Nina Shea

Aug 28, 2022

Commentary

5 Min Read

Commentary

Deadly Floods in Pakistan

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Aug 27, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

The China-donated Gwadar Technical and Vocational Institute in southwest Pakistan's Gwadar on October 1, 2021, just after the building's completion. (Photo by Str/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Commentary

Lashkar-e-Tayyaba: China’s Handmaid in Balochistan

C. Christine Fair

Professor of Security Studies

C. Christine Fair

Aug 22, 2022

Commentary

9 Min Read

Commentary

The Likely Arrest of Former Prime Minister Imran Khan

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Aug 22, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

Evacuation Control Center during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan

Civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 18, 2021. (US Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla)

In the Media

America's Tragic Withdrawal from Afghanistan

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Aug 18, 2022

In the Media

In the Media

The First Anniversary of Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan

Richard Weitz

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Political-Military Analysis

Richard Weitz

Aug 16, 2022

In the Media

Commentary

Transcript: US Withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s Return, One Year Later

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Aug 15, 2022

Commentary

1 Min Read

An Afghan woman begs for money from passing cars in the snow, with her child huddled beside her, on the Kabul road south to Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2022. (Scott Peterson/Getty Images)

Commentary

A Year Later, the Afghanistan Withdrawal Causes Enduring Pain

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Aug 15, 2022

Commentary

3 Min Read

Taliban members ride on top of an armored vehicle on August 15, 2022, during a celebration of the first anniversary of the Taliban's return to power in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images)

Commentary

Central Asians and Taliban Rule in Kabul: Between Fear and Hope