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Why Al Qaeda Refuses to Die

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Avoiding Strategic Surprise will be key in the next Administration

Dave Pitts

Avoiding Strategic Surprise will be key in the next Administration

EXPERT Q&A – The Cipher Brief tapped Dave Pitts, former Assistant Director of CIA for South and Central Asia and range of other experts with deep [...] More

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Taliban 3.0: The Terrorism Threat and a Humanitarian Nightmare
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Taliban 3.0: The Terrorism Threat and a Humanitarian Nightmare

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT — The withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan three years ago led to the fall of the U.S.-backed government in Kabul, the [...] More

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Three Years Later, a 'Report Card' for the Taliban

Three Years Later, a 'Report Card' for the Taliban

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — Three years ago today, Taliban forces marched into Kabul, as American forces were leaving Afghanistan, and a U.S.-backed [...] More

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Three Years After Taliban Return, Terrorists Find Safe Haven in Afghanistan
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Three Years After Taliban Return, Terrorists Find Safe Haven in Afghanistan

EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Three years after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the return of the Taliban to power, the country has once again [...] More

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After Afghanistan: Assessing Today's Threat Landscape

After Afghanistan: Assessing Today's Threat Landscape

SUBSCRIBER+ VIRTUAL BRIEFING— Wednesday, August 28 at 1p ET with Cipher Brief Experts General Frank McKenzie (Ret.) and Dave Pitts, Former Assistant [...] More

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It's Time To Talk To the Taliban

Becky Root

It's Time To Talk To the Taliban

OPINION — While all eyes are on developments in the Middle East and the situation between Russia and Ukraine - rightfully so - another country needs [...] More

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Is Afghanistan A Lost Cause for America? Observations from One of the Last Americans Out

Is Afghanistan A Lost Cause for America? Observations from One of the Last Americans Out

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — More than two years after its withdrawal from Afghanistan, the U.S. still does not have a clear way forward [...] More

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The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan – and Lessons for Ukraine  

Walter Pincus

The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan – and Lessons for Ukraine  

OPINION — “I think one of the lessons [of the August 2021 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan], if you want to call it a lesson, I suppose, is: [...] More

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The U.S. is still sending money for Afghanistan. What's the Strategy?

Walter Pincus

The U.S. is still sending money for Afghanistan. What's the Strategy?

OPINION — “Billions in U.S. assistance continue to flow to Afghanistan to address its ongoing humanitarian and economic emergencies. With the removal [...] More

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Is China the Real Winner in Afghanistan?

Is China the Real Winner in Afghanistan?

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Almost two-and-a-half years after the U.S-backed Afghan government crumbled and the Taliban regime resumed power in [...] More

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Terrorist Groups are Again Thriving in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

Daniel Hoffman

Terrorist Groups are Again Thriving in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

OPINION — Last month, the U.S. Central Command said it conducted 20 joint operations in Iraq and 11 in Syria, killing five Islamic State operatives [...] More

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The British Betrayal of an Afghan Special Police Commando Force

The British Betrayal of an Afghan Special Police Commando Force

OPINION/EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Two years ago, on August 28, 2021, the final British evacuation flight took off from Kabul airport. So ended 20 years of [...] More

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