The problem with using the case of Afghanistan to argue against democracy promotion as a policy goal is that it rests on the false premise that spreading democracy to Afghanistan was the principal ...

Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi at a trilateral meeting in Beijing, China on May 21, 2025. Credit: X ...

Uzbekistan’s current Afghanistan policy appears to be inching toward greater practical cooperation with its “circumstantial” partner, the Taliban government. In early May, Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister ...

The US and China are facing off at the United Nations over control of Afghanistan policy and aid, with the outcome likely to set the tone for relations between the two giants at the global body, ...

After abandoning hope of influencing the Taliban, Central Asian nations have sought to insulate themselves from Afghanistan’s instability. For much of the past two decades, regional diplomacy on ...

The Taliban have gutted Afghan media since taking control of the country in August 2021 through the use of surveillance and censorship and by punishing media workers for perceived criticism. As the ...

After abandoning hope of influencing the Taliban, Central Asian nations have sought to insulate themselves from Afghanistan’s instability. For much of the past two decades, regional diplomacy on ...