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In the News

Mar 3, 2021

Riaz in The Diplomat: Bangladesh at 50: The Transformation of a Nation

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh Democratic Transitions

In the News

Mar 2, 2021

Samad joins Kabul News TV to discuss the latest developments with the Afghan peace process

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Mar 2, 2021

Akhtar quoted in Daily Times on Operation Swift Retort

By Atlantic Council

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 2, 2021

Akhtar quoted in The Nation on #whatstrending

By Atlantic Council

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Mar 2, 2021

Lakhani joins Clubhouse to discuss the importance of Spotify Launch in Pakistan

By Atlantic Council

Digital Policy Economy & Business

Event Recap

Mar 2, 2021

Event recap: “Women’s gains in Afghanistan: Healthcare’s essential role in stabilizing Afghanistan”

By Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center hosted an event on the gains that women have made in Afghanistan, the critical role of Afghan women in Afghanistan’s peace and security, and the role that US actors have in partnering with and empowering Afghan women.

Afghanistan Civil Society

In the News

Mar 1, 2021

Nawaz joins the American Muslim Institution to discuss the future of democracy in South Asia

By Atlantic Council

Bangladesh India

Op-Ed

Feb 26, 2021

Akbar in The Washington Post: Afghans are living in terror. That must change for peace.

By Shaharzad Akbar

"It’s now been a year since the United States signed an agreement with the Taliban. Afghans were expecting peace, but one of the most tangible changes has been an increase in targeted killings, mostly unclaimed, that have created an environment of terror and fear," writes Shaharzad Akbar in The Washington Post Opinion.

Afghanistan Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

In the News

Feb 26, 2021

Ashford in Inkstick: It’s time to leave Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

On February 26, Emma Ashford published an opinion piece on the future of U.S. presence in Afghanistan in Inkstick. “It’s not often that President Donald Trump made life better for his successor. But Afghanistan may be the rare exception. After a twenty-year war, the Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban offers the opportunity for removal […]

Afghanistan National Security

SouthAsiaSource

Feb 25, 2021

Afghans’ views on the Doha peace process and the Biden administration’s review of the US-Taliban peace agreement

By Makhfi Azizi

Over the last two years, many experts in Afghanistan and the international community have increasingly viewed the 2020 US-Taliban peace deal to be largely skewed to advantage the Taliban. The Biden administration’s step to review the agreement has thus been welcomed by many. In this blog, five Afghans who have lived under the increased threats and violence of the past year share their perspectives.

Afghanistan Human Rights

Experts