Afghanistan

What are security issues in Afghanistan? The United States needs to reach a negotiated settlement with the Taliban / Stephen Biddle --

Talks with the Taliban: first failure, then humiliation / Isaac Chotiner --

The United States should completely withdraw forces from Afghanistan / Ivan Eland --

The United States should retain troops in Afghanistan / Lisa Curtis --

Iran is central to solving the Afghan conflict / Aaron Ellis --

The Saudi-Iranian rivalry is central to the Afghan conflict / Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh --

What issues confront Afghan democracy? Banyan: not a pleasant prospect / The Economist --

Afghanistan's culture does not support democracy / Thomas H. Johnson as told to Greg Bruno --

The growth of media shows progress in Afghan democracy / Associated Press --

US policy is responsible for high levels of corruption in Afghanistan / Anthony H. Cordesman --

Afghan officials are responsible for high levels of corruption in Afghanistan / Brian Cloughley --

U.S. to temper stance on Afghan corruption / Greg Jaffe --

Taliban preys on Afghanistan's corrupt police force / Brian Brady --

What are economic issues in Afghanistan? The Afghan war is driven by desire for Afghanistan's mineral resources / Michel Chossudovsky --

The Afghan war is not driven by desire for resources / Daily Bell --

Afghanistan needs to transition from opium to other crops / Alfred McCoy --

Poppies for pain relief / Charli Carpenter --

Afghanistan is making substantial economic progress / J. Alexander Thier as told to Jayshree Bajoria --

Afghanistan's economy continues to struggle as a result of war / Gopal Ratnam --

What is the human rights situation in Afghanistan? Western presence has improved the situation for women in Afghanistan / Tracy McVeigh --

Women's rights in Afghanistan depends on where one lives / Stuart Whatley --

US presence has hurt women in Afghanistan / Bretigne Shaffer --

Drone strikes are an unethical violation of human rights / Conor Friedersdorf --

Drone strikes are an ethical response to terrorism / David Aaronovitch.