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Afghan peace process

Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting Ben Rhodes is accompanied by Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz at a press briefing at Martha's Vineyard

The post-9/11 generation ‘came to understand the limits of what America could accomplish,’ former Obama adviser says

Foreign policy

For former Obama adviser Ben Rhodes, 9/11 was a life-changing event. Rhodes joined The World’s host Marco Werman to talk about the last 20 years since 9/11, and about his perspective on the end of the US mission in Afghanistan.

Yellow transport vehicles and people on bikes or standing in front of a smoking building

The Afghan government failed to earn the trust of its people, retired US Army col. says

Conflict & Justice
Special Representative for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad speaks during the House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee hearing on Next Steps for US Engagement in Afghanistan at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 20, 2021.

As US withdraws troops from Afghanistan, it will remain ‘fully focused’ on peace, says negotiator Zalmay Khalilzad

Conflict & Justice
Afghan families leave their houses after fighting between the Afghan military and Taliban insurgents in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2020.

Fighting in Afghanistan claims lives and displaces families as peace talks drag on

Conflict & Justice
Delegates attend talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar, Sept. 12, 2020.

Afghan women negotiating with the Taliban say they feel ‘heavy responsibility’

Women & Gender
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Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani, center, his first Vice President Amrullah Saleh, left, and second Vice President Sarwar Danish, right, take the oath of office during their inauguration, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 9, 2020.

Afghan peace talks set to start despite escalating attacks on politicians

Conflict

Government representatives are set to meet this week with the Taliban in Doha, Qatar, for the first official meeting between the two warring sides in years.

Afghan women line up at a polling station as they wait to cast their votes in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 28, 2019.

Analysis: A crucial moment for women’s rights in Afghanistan

Women & Gender

The Feb. 29 deal between the US and the Taliban could pave the way for a peace that Afghans desperately seek. But there are huge risks for women’s rights in this process.

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