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A Political Scientist on Why the U.S. Lost in Afghanistan


1 year after US military left Afghanistan, a look back at public opinion

At the time of the military evacuation, 54% of Americans said the decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan was the right one, according ...

What America Didn't Understand About Its Longest War - POLITICO

We believed things were possible in Afghanistan — defeat of the Taliban or enabling the Afghan government to stand on its own — that probably ...

Crisis in Afghanistan: Military and political experts on what's next for ...

The humanitarian and military crisis in Afghanistan continues to erupt after the Taliban's swift takeover of authority when the US government began withdrawing ...

Afghanistan: Background and U.S. Policy - CRS Reports

3 The Taliban captured their first provincial capital on August 6, after which the collapse of the Afghan government and its security forces ...

Collapse in Afghanistan: Early Insights from RAND Researchers

The sudden end to America's longest war came as the Taliban rolled into Kabul and the government collapsed. RAND researchers share their ...

Afghanistan: 'We have won the war, America has lost', say Taliban

A BBC team meets the Taliban, a group that clearly sees itself as Afghanistan's government-in-waiting.

Afghanistan War | History, Combatants, Facts, & Timeline | Britannica

Afghanistan War, international conflict beginning in 2001 that was triggered by the September 11 attacks. U.S. forces quickly toppled the ...

Instability in Afghanistan | Global Conflict Tracker

After the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban rapidly regained control of the country and the government in ...

Experts react: The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is complete ...

How will evacuations proceed without the US military controlling Kabul airport? What's next for the counterterrorism mission?

Why We Lost in Iraq and Afghanistan, by Daniel Bolger

I am a United States Army general, and I lost the “global war on terror.” It's like Alcoholics Anonymous; step one is admitting you have a problem.

Why Nation-Building Failed in Afghanistan by Daron Acemoglu

Daron Acemoglu explains why the West's top-down approach to establishing state institutions was bound to end in tears.

The Secret History of the U.S. Diplomatic Failure in Afghanistan

On April 14th, President Joe Biden ended the longest war in United States history, announcing that the last remaining American troops in ...

Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years

The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug.

Military Power Is Insufficient: Learning from Failure in Afghanistan

The author presents three lessons learned in Afghanistan for military leaders: military strategy derives from political will, poor strategy leads to ...

Narratives and War: Explaining the Length and End of U.S. Military ...

In May 2017, amid yet another intense national debate about increasing troops in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump asked Senator Lindsey ...

Remarks by the President on the Way Forward in Afghanistan

Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder was planned by Osama bin Laden and his ...

the underlying causes of US policy-making errors in Afghanistan - jstor

2012), which describes 'the Government of Pakistan's persistent and fundamental role in the Afghan insurgency' and records that 'senior Taliban leaders meet ...

lessons from the soviet occupation in afghanistan

In addition to preventing the collapse of the PDPA government, the main goal of the intervention was to sup- port the Afghan army with new communist leadership ...

How America Lost Its Way in Afghanistan - The New York Times

Two new books, “The American War in Afghanistan,” by Carter Malkasian, and “The Afghanistan Papers,” by Craig Whitlock, trace Washington's ...

American Public Opinion and the Afghanistan Situation - Gallup News

Americans at this point have significant doubts about the country's 20-year military involvement in Afghanistan -- the longest war in US history.