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Aug 20, 2021

Ashford in The Washington Post: Buried doubts and public deceptions in the Afghan war

By Atlantic Council

On August 20, Emma Ashford authored a review of Craig Whitlock’s new book, The Afghanistan Papers, which was featured on the front page of The Washington Post’s Sunday Outlook section. “By placing these events in a chronological narrative, and by juxtaposing the newly available private documents with public statements, Whitlock shows just how early in […]

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Aug 20, 2021

Samad quoted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on how Ghani went from president to villain in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 20, 2021

Samad quoted in Vice on the growing resistance movement in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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New Atlanticist

Aug 20, 2021

Will digital money belong to democrats or despots?

By Arjun Bisen

As democracies engage in long and robust debates about the tradeoffs and risks of CBDCs, authoritarian governments continue to push forward with a simpler, centralized vision that strengthens their grip on power with significant geopolitical and human rights implications. 

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Aug 20, 2021

Chaudhary joins CNN to discuss Biden’s interview on Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

IranSource

Aug 20, 2021

Iran spent years preparing for a Taliban victory. It may still get stung.

By Borzou Daragahi

Iran’s relatively sanguine stance toward the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan demonstrates, above all, the strides Tehran has made in improving its relations with the armed insurgent network that was once considered a mortal enemy of the Islamic Republic. 

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Aug 19, 2021

Alam quoted in Daily Sabah: The fall of Kabul and the road ahead

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Aug 19, 2021

Samad quoted in Livemint: How Afghanistan’s Ashraf Ghani went from President to Villain in Hiding

By Atlantic Council

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New Atlanticist

Aug 19, 2021

What Washington owes the American people after its Afghanistan failure

By Christopher Preble

The discussion about what the United States should do in the aftermath of its war in Afghanistan should proceed in three phases: now, soon, and soon thereafter.

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Aug 19, 2021

Asat quoted in Washington Report on Middle East Affairs on the Chinese genocide of Uyghur community

By Atlantic Council

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