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The Gaza cease-fire is over. What’s next from Israel, Hamas, and the US?

By Atlantic Council experts

In the early hours of March 18, Israel launched air strikes on Gaza, ending the two-month cease-fire. Atlantic Council experts answer pressing questions about the resumed conflict.
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Samad quoted in Radio France International: How did Ghani in Afghanistan turn from a president to a hiding “little man”

New Atlanticist Mar 17, 2025

Enough carrots for Putin. For better negotiations, serve ‘maximum pressure’ instead.

By Benjamin L. Schmitt, Richard L. Morningstar, and Daniel Fried

Since Russia appears content for negotiations to move slowly, the Trump administration should turn up the pressure with new sanctions.
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Samad quoted in Radio France International: How did Ghani in Afghanistan turn from a president to a hiding “little man”

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Aug 19, 2021

Samad quoted in Radio France International: How did Ghani in Afghanistan turn from a president to a hiding “little man”

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Chinese

In the News

Aug 19, 2021

Samad quoted in ED Times: Is The Afghan Government Responsible For The Taliban Mess In The Country Right Now?

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 19, 2021

Alam’s interview with Ahmad Massoud in Firstpost: Ahmad Massoud, son of famous anti-Taliban fighter, vows to follow father’s footsteps and resist Afghan regime

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 19, 2021

Alam quoted in TRT World: What role did US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad play in the Taliban’s victory?

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

New Atlanticist

Aug 19, 2021

A strategic assessment from India: Kabul’s chaos makes Pakistan look more dangerous

By Vappala Balachandran

As has been the case for millennia, India’s ambitions in Afghanistan are cultural in nature, not military. The same cannot be said for Pakistan.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 19, 2021

Samad quoted in La República: How Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan went from president to villain in hiding

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

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Aug 19, 2021

Nasr joins the Asia Society to discuss Afghanistan: The End of America’s Forever War and the Return of the Taliban

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Aug 19, 2021

Preble in Politifact: Afghanistan fall, the refugee crisis and the United States

By Atlantic Council

On August 19, Christopher Preble was quoted in a Politifact article that examined a claim that President Biden had intentionally allowed Afghanistan to “fall apart.” Preble argued that the results in Afghanistan are due more to the actions of past administrations than the current one. “‘I have seen no evidence that President Biden let Kabul […]

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MENASource

Aug 19, 2021

ISIS is defeated. What becomes of the ‘Cubs of the Caliphate’ in Iraq?

By Heba Malik

In the aftermath of sanctions, three wars, and continued violence, Iraq’s infrastructure and established child services networks remain debilitated. The reintegration of child soldiers is an extensive and long-term project that demands more than Iraqi institutions can give.

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Aug 18, 2021

Samad quoted in The Seattle Times on how Ghani went from Afghanistan’s president to villain hiding in UAE

By Atlantic Council

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