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Afghan Taliban Document

Afghan Taliban

Active since the 1990s, the Afghan Taliban has proven itself capable and resilient. Our articles help to unpack the group’s evolution over time.

September 8, 2021

Twenty Years After 9/11: Reflections from Alex Younger, Former Chief of the United Kingdom’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6)

Raffaello Pantucci

Twenty Years After 9/11: Reflections from Ali Soufan, Former FBI Special Agent

Paul Cruickshank, Don Rassler, Kristina Hummel

Twenty Years After 9/11: Reflections from Ambassador (Ret) Dell Dailey, Former Coordinator for Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State

Paul Cruickshank, Don Rassler, Kristina Hummel

Twenty Years After 9/11: Reflections from General (Ret) Joseph Votel, Former Commander of U.S. Central Command

Paul Cruickshank, Don Rassler, Kristina Hummel

Twenty Years After 9/11: Reflections from Michael Morell, Former Acting Director of the CIA

Paul Cruickshank, Don Rassler, Kristina Hummel

March 22, 2021

Have the Taliban Changed?

Thomas Ruttig

March 9, 2021

Securing the Least Bad Outcome: The Options Facing Biden on Afghanistan

Brian Michael Jenkins

January 14, 2021

Afghanistan’s Security Forces Versus the Taliban: A Net Assessment

Jonathan Schroden

November 20, 2020

Afghanistan’s Future Emirate? The Taliban and the Struggle for Afghanistan

Seth G. Jones

April 26, 2018

Challenging the ISK Brand in Afghanistan-Pakistan: Rivalries and Divided Loyalties

Amira Jadoon, Nakissa Jahanbani, Charmaine Willis

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