In Afghanistan, public confidence in the future reaches a new low
More Afghans fear their country is headed in the wrong direction than at any point in the past decade, according to an annual survey of public opinion in Afghanistan released Tuesday. The Asia...
View ArticleCitizens more concerned about overall direction of Afghanistan, survey shows
A new survey conducted The Asia Foundation shows that Afghans are more concerned over political transition, insecurity, and struggling economy of the country and there for losing confidence in the...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Releases 2015 Survey of the Afghan People (The Asia...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Major Afghan public opinion poll reveals rising concern over political transition, insecurity, and struggling economy Kabul, November 16, 2015 - Afghan optimism about the...
View ArticleSurvey: Afghans’ optimism fading
KABUL, Afghanistan — Escalating violence and corruption have driven optimism and hope among Afghans to the lowest level in a decade, the Asia Foundation said in a survey published Tuesday. For the...
View ArticleSharp Increase of Deadly Attacks Overshadows Gains in Human Rights,...
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Gains made in the areas of human rights and development contrasted sharply with the volatile and deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, the General...
View ArticleProblems Mount for Beleaguered Afghan Government
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— As winter approaches in Afghanistan, the Taliban offensive continues with a much greater intensity than it has previously at this time of year. The ongoing hostilities coupled with...
View ArticleSurvey finds Afghans more pessimistic on security, future
Afghans are increasingly uncertain about their future, less confident in their government and more pessimistic than before on issues such as security, corruption, and rising unemployment, according to...
View ArticleViolence increases pressure on Afghan president
KABUL, Afghanistan — The massive protests that spread from Kabul to cities across the country Thursday are further undermining the unity government, formed a year ago after U.S. intervention, as anger...
View ArticleAfter Taliban attacks, Afghan leader takes heat for seeking Pakistan's aid
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, humiliated over the summer by the collapse of his bold overture to Pakistan to revive peace talks with the Taliban, has met a barrage of criticism at...
View ArticleSaudis bankroll Taliban, even as King officially supports Afghan government
KABUL, Afghanistan - Fifteen years, half a trillion dollars and 150,000 lives since going to war, the United States is trying to extricate itself from Afghanistan. Afghans are being left to fight their...
View ArticleG7 Ise-Shima Leaders’ Declaration (President of the United States)
(Source: President of the United States) G7 Ise-Shima Summit, 26-27 May 2016 Preamble We, the leaders of the G7, met in Ise-Shima on 26 and 27 May 2016 to address major global economic and political...
View ArticleRemarks by President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in the Opening Ceremony of...
(Source: Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan) KABUL, 07 Mar -- 2016 In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate! National Leader Mr. Karzai, Esteemed...
View ArticleDepartment of Defense Press Briefing by General Nicholson in the Pentagon...
(Source: US Department of Defense) GENERAL JOHN W. NICHOLSON: Good morning, everyone. It's great to be back with you all again. Want to thank you again for covering our mission in Afghanistan. What I'd...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Names Abdullah Ahmadzai Country Representative in...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) The Asia Foundation Names Abdullah Ahmadzai Country Representative in Afghanistan San Francisco and Kabul, January 30, 2015 - The Asia Foundation announces the appointment...
View ArticleAsia Foundation Convenes “Afghanistan Going Forward” Conference (The Asia...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Washington, DC, July 14, 2016 - On July 12, The Asia Foundation's President David D. Arnold and Country Representative in Afghanistan Abdullah Ahmadzai convened the...
View ArticleA domino effect in Afghanistan
Across a 12,500km expanse of well-irrigated valleys, Faryab province in northern Afghanistan used to be a stable, economically self-sufficient home to nearly one million multiethnic inhabitants. But...
View ArticleAfghanistan's tough year, but optimism persists
"A spark of joy, a ray of hope in Afg inferno," tweeted the renowned Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary over the weekend, referring to last week's spectacular triumphs by the Afghan national football and...
View ArticleThe Obama Doctrine
Ruven Afanador Friday, August 30, 2013, the day the feckless Barack Obama brought to a premature end America’s reign as the world’s sole indispensable superpower—or, alternatively, the day the...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation’s 2015 Survey of the Afghan People (The Asia Foundation)
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Event: Thursday, November 19, 2015, Washington, DC 9:30 - 11:30 am Registration begins at 9:00 am United States Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave., NW Washington,...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly Adopts Resolution Supporting Afghanistan’s Efforts, as...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Unanimously adopting its annual resolution in support of the Government and people of Afghanistan, the General Assembly today heard expressions of alarm over recent spikes...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly Adopts Resolution Supporting Afghanistan’s Efforts, as...
(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Unanimously adopting its annual resolution in support of the Government and people of Afghanistan, the General Assembly today heard expressions of alarm over...
View ArticleTroop levels leave Afghan political problems unchecked
KABUL, Afghanistan — Extending the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan will be effective only if it is accompanied by efforts to solve the political deadlock and corruption that fuel the insurgency....
View ArticleAsia Foundation President David D. Arnold Meets with Afghanistan’s President...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Asia Foundation President David D. Arnold Meets with Afghanistan's President Ghani and with Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah Kabul, July 29, 2015 - The Asia...
View ArticleUS Intel Chief Skeptical About Afghan Reconciliation
Ayaz Gul ISLAMABAD— The latest U.S. intelligence assessment is skeptical about prospects for political reconciliation in war-torn Afghanistan and has warned it is at "serious risk of a political...
View ArticleSecurity Council Adopts Text Deeming Israel’s Settlements to Lack Legal...
(Source: United Nations Security Council) In a push to dislodge entrenched positions around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Security Council ended 2016 by adopting the first of its resolutions in...
View ArticleSecurity Council Adopts Text Deeming Israel’s Settlements to Lack Legal...
(Source: ECOSOC - United Nations Economic and Social Council) In a push to dislodge entrenched positions around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Security Council ended 2016 by adopting the first...
View ArticleSecurity Council Adopts Text Deeming Israel’s Settlements to Lack Legal...
(Source: UN - United Nations) In a push to dislodge entrenched positions around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Security Council ended 2016 by adopting the first of its resolutions in more than...
View ArticleInternational Community Must Aid Afghanistan in Direct Talks between...
(Source: UN - United Nations) The progress Afghanistan had recently made in the interrelated economic, security and political areas should neither be undervalued nor breed complacency, the top United...
View ArticlePakistan Coercion, UN Complicity
Summary “No matter who you are, your heart will turn black with so much abuse.” -Afghan refugee, 25, returning to Afghanistan, November 2016 For most of the past 40 years, Pakistan has hosted well over...
View ArticleAssertive Russia Weighs Afghan Perils, Past And Present
Russia has signaled its willingness to boost its involvement in Afghan security in a power play that could help President Vladimir Putin burnish perceptions of Moscow's global significance while...
View ArticleAfter Over a Decade of Occupation and $1.5 Billion in US Aid, the Reality...
The reality is light years from pledges and public statements made by high-ranking Afghan and American officials. The fate of women in Afghanistan has been the moral linchpin for the continued...
View ArticleAfghanistan
As fighting continued between Taliban and government forces in Afghanistan in 2016, thousands of civilians were killed and injured in insurgent suicide and IED attacks. The Taliban claimed...
View ArticleU.S. Engagement Required: Afghanistan Must Avoid an Iraq-Style Breakdown (The...
(Source: The Heritage Foundation) The surprise success of ISIS in a single year, since July 2014, which has put the future of Iraq in jeopardy, has prompted concern among U.S. policymakers that, as...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Releases 2015 “Survey of the Afghan People” Findings in...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Beijing, January 26, 2016 - Recently, The Asia Foundation, together with the School of International Studies of Peking University, presented the special China launch of...
View ArticleWatch List 2017
Global Overview Whether unprecedented or not, the challenges currently facing our global security are immense and cause for considerable alarm. It is difficult to think of a time in recent history when...
View ArticlePublic Program: The Asia Foundation’s 2016 Survey of the Afghan People (The...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Event: Wednesday, December 7, 2016, Washington, DC 9:30 am - 11:30 am Registration begins at 9:00 am United States Institute of Peace 2301 Constitution Ave., NW...
View ArticleGlobal Community Must Protect War-Weary Afghanistan amid Threats to...
(Source: UN - United Nations) As the threats faced by Afghanistan's war-weary people did not all emanate from their own territory, they were entitled to international support, particularly from the...
View ArticleSecurity Council Presidential Statement Calls for Continued International Aid...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Security Woes, Terrorism, Efforts to End Corruption Highlighted in Ensuing Debate Reaffirming its support to Afghanistan ahead of next month's major donor conference, the...
View ArticleSecurity Council Adopts Resolution 2274 (2016), Authorizing One-Year Mandate...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Secretary-General's Special Representative Briefs as Speakers Voice Concern over Targeting of Civilians, Illicit Drug Trade Facing a fragile economic, political and...
View ArticleSecurity Council Adopts Text Extending, Adjusting Sanctions Regime against...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Strongly Condemning Ongoing Arming of Group, Resolution 2255 (2015) Clarifies Exemptions to Asset-Freeze, Travel-Ban Measures The Security Council today extended and...
View ArticleThe Asia Foundation Releases 2016 Survey of the Afghan People (The Asia...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) Major public opinion poll reveals dissatisfaction with progress Kabul, December 7, 2016 - The national mood in Afghanistan is at a record low, and Afghans are pessimistic...
View ArticleSurvey: Afghans More Pessimistic About Future Than Before
A new survey has determined that approximately 70 percent of Afghans believe their country is moving in the wrong direction, showing the lowest level of optimism in more than a decade. “The national...
View ArticleA year of Taliban gains shows that 'we haven't delivered,' top Afghan...
MARJA, Afghanistan - As the Afghan convoy entered the battered village, Taliban fighters opened fire. U.S.-trained Afghan policemen poured out of their Humvees and began wildly shooting their AK-47...
View ArticleAsia Foundation’s Lotus Circle Honors First Lady of Afghanistan Rula Ghani...
(Source: The Asia Foundation) New York City, May 9, 2016 - The Asia Foundation and the Lotus Circle, a community of U.S. individuals, foundations, and corporations who raise private capital to rapidly...
View ArticleWorsening Afghan Security, Political Tensions Worry World Community
Afghanistan’s Taliban has stormed a key northern district as the turmoil-hit nation reeled from last week’s deadly suicide bombings with demands growing for the national unity government to quit for...
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