... with neighbors. But there are still uncertainties about the prospects of US withdrawal and the country’s future. © 2020 by The Regents of the University of California 2020 Afghan elections Taliban US Afghan policy TAPI Central Asia TIMUR DADABAEV Afghanistan in 2019 Trump s Walk Away Strategy...

... for their country. US and NATO forces remained at a stalemate with the Taliban, while Afghanistan’s predatory neighbors were as self-interested as ever. Hard-won gains remain reversible. © 2018 by The Regents of the University of California 2018 Afghanistan Taliban National Unity Government Kabul Ghani...

...Kriti M. Shah As the United States’ war in Afghanistan enters its 16th year, the Taliban insurgency shows no signs of waning; therefore it is worth deliberating aspects of the movement that have been ignored or forgotten by the West. Pashtuns, many of whom are loyal Taliban members, are an integral...

...Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili Hopes for national unity and stability in Afghanistan were dashed in 2015 as the government lost control of significant territory to insurgents. Kunduz City fell briefly to the Taliban, the first major city to fall to them since 2001. The ANSF experienced heavy...

...Aqil Shah Pakistan’s government adopted an ambitious National Action Plan to counter terrorism. Aside from poor implementation, the plan remains bedeviled by the powerful military’s selective counterterrorism approach, which targets hostile militant groups, like the Pakistani Taliban, but employs...

...Nazif M. Shahrani U.N.-sanctioned interventions were imposed in Afghanistan to punish Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorists, establish effective government to prevent a Taliban resurgence, and enable U.S.-NATO troops to withdraw (except for a residual force to train Afghan security forces and conduct...

...; Taliban; insurgency THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN THE MOST significant country in the world to Afghanistan in this century, as the al-Qa ida attacks of September 11, 2001, spurred a U.S. intervention that has turned into America s longest war and continued Afghanistan s decades of war. The U.S. downgraded...

... after the Pakistani Taliban’s grisly terrorist attack on an army-run school in retaliation for the army’s offensive against them in North Waziristan. © 2015 by the Regents of the University of California 2015 Pakistan democracy military terrorism Taliban AQIL SHAH AND BUSHRA ASIF Pakistan...

... was placed on trial, the Pakistani military remains politically powerful. Violent militancy, power shortages, and fiscal problems continued, but an IMF loan should provide some short-term relief. © 2014 by the Regents of the University of California 2014 election electricity Taliban civilian...

...Vanda Felbab-Brown As the 2014 transition of the U.S. out of Afghanistan approaches, progress has been made in weakening the Taliban insurgency and strengthening Afghan forces’ capacity. But the Taliban still remains entrenched, negotiations have not taken off, the Afghan government suffers from...

... or incompetent. Pakistan's various conflicts, as well as Pakistan Taliban violence, continue to claim thousands of lives. Economic growth remains inadequate to provide jobs for its ever-growing population, and both the civilian and military leaderships appear unwilling to make structural economic changes...

..., and President Hamid Karzai has had little success in boosting his government's standing. © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California 2012 Afghanistan governance security assassinations Taliban Asian Survey, Vol. 52, Number 1, pp. 88 99. ISSN 0004-4687, electronic ISSN 1533-838X. © 2012...

... the trajectory of U.S. policy and the legitimacy of its own rulers. © 2011 By the Regents of the University of California Afghanistan governance security elections Taliban Asian Survey, Vol. 51, Number 1, pp. 85 96. ISSN 0004-4687, electronic ISSN 1533-838X. © 2011 by the Regents of the University...

... that a history of better governance in the north facilitated the disarmament of militia warlords and comparative stability. By contrast, the south has a long history of minimal formal governance, creating opportunities for increased Taliban insurgency. © 2010 By the Regents of the University of California...

.... assistance) Pakistan's growing Taliban-affiliated insurgency, and both federal and provincial economic policies. This article concludes that party-based competition will continue to shape Pakistan's evolving security and economic situation in 2010. © 2010 By the Regents of the University of California...

...Rani D. Mullen The state-building endeavor in Afghanistan became more tenuous in 2009. Charges of increased corruption against Afghan government officials were highlighted in a presidential election marred by fraud. Taliban and other insurgent activities escalated to spread to most parts...

...Rani D. Mullen The state-building endeavor in Afghanistan came to the brink in 2008 with the Taliban insurgency taking control of some southern districts, high poppy production fueling the illicit economy, widespread charges of corruption, and a looming humanitarian disaster. Afghans increasingly...

... areas that spread to other regions of the country, the imposition of emergency rule and suspension of the Constitution, and the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. terrorism military elections Taliban judiciary PAKISTAN IN 2007 More Violent, More Unstable Adeel Khan Abstract...

...Adeel Khan In 2006 Pakistan saw increased ethnic violence in Balochistan, the reassembling and resurgence of Taliban forces across its western and northern borders, the watering down of the draconian Hudood Ordinances, and small symbolic steps toward democratization by the two major opposition...