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Biden Has a Plan to Not Break Afghanistan

For Foreign Policy, CIC senior fellow James Traub details what is known about the Biden administration plan for the U.S. to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

Publication Date: Mar 05, 2021

Author(s) / Contributor(s): James Traub

Region/Country: Afghanistan

Topic(s): Afghanistan

Barnett Rubin’s Open Letter To The Taliban: An Assessment – OpEd

Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai, Senior Research Associate at Strategic Vision Institute, wrote an assessment of Barnett Rubin's Open Letter to the Taliban for Eurasia Review.

Publication Date: Feb 25, 2021

Region/Country: Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Open Letter to the Afghan Taliban

In an op-ed for TOLOnews, CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin about possible courses of action for the Biden administration regarding the 2020 Doha agreement, as an open letter to the Afghan Taliban.

Publication Date: Feb 10, 2021

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Commentary: The Dilemma Of Moving Primary Education To Mosques In Afghanistan

CIC non-resident fellow Said Sabir Ibrahimi wrote about a recent proposal by Afghanistan's Education Ministry to include Islam in the country's education ecosystem, which includes transferring primary education to mosques.

"This move has little positive impact on the quality or quantity of education in the country," Ibrahimi wrote. "Islam has been part of the education system for as long as there has been education. Stakeholders should focus on improving the quality and quantity of the existing formal education system."

Publication Date: Jan 12, 2021

Region/Country: Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Actions on Afghanistan During the Biden Administration’s First 100 Days

For the Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale, CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin wrote about Doha Agreement and what the May 2021 deadline for the US to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan means for the Biden administration.

Publication Date: Jan 26, 2021

Region/Country: Middle East, United States, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan

Reimagining U.S. Asia Policy for a Peaceful Afghanistan

This policy paper by Barnett Rubin, Senior Fellow at CIC examines how the Afghan peace process provides the United States with an opportunity to pivot to a strategy that frees it from dependence on military bases in the landlocked backyard of Russia and China, and how that can provide it with an entry point to an expanded and more effective Asia policy focused on some of the most vital threats confronting humanity.

Publication Date: Jan 06, 2021

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: Central Asia, East Asia, United States, South Asia, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

Topic(s): Afghanistan, South Asia

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Doha talks: Deadlock ends as Afghan government, Taliban set to discuss agenda

CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin is intervewied by South Asia Monitor on the recent developments in the intra-Afghan dialogue.

Read the full column in South Asia Monitor here.

Publication Date: Dec 03, 2020

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: Middle East, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan

Doha talks: Deadlock ends as Afghan government, Taliban set to discuss agenda

CIC senior fellow Barnett Rubin is intervewied by South Asia Monitor on the recent developments in the intra-Afghan dialogue.

“It is a result of hard work by all, mediation by Qatar, and external pressure on all parties,” he said. "The Biden administration will not rip up agreements as Trump did. It will be a predictable and steady partner for allies and adversaries alike.”

Publication Date: Dec 03, 2020

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Barnett Rubin

Region/Country: Middle East, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan

One Side—Not Both—is Increasing Violence in Afghanistan: Op-Ed

CIC research associate Sabir Ibrahimi writes in this Tolo News op-ed that ambiguous rhetoric is creating a false narrative about the cause of increased violence in Afghanistan.

"The US-Taliban agreement in February 2020 created hope for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan," writes Ibrahimi. "However, since then, violence has instead intensified across the country. The American officials have said that the increase in the level of violence goes against the spirit of the US-Taliban agreement."

Publication Date: Dec 08, 2020

Author(s) / Contributor(s): Said Sabir Ibrahimi

Region/Country: United States, Afghanistan

Program(s): Afghanistan-Pakistan Regional Project

Topic(s): Afghanistan, International Security, South Asia