The US who first designated the Haqqani Network as a terrorist group in 2012, is now a part of the government in Afghanistan post the Taliban takeover of the wa
Identifying and Neutralizing Afghan Peace Spoilers
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Annie Pforzheimer, Andrew Hyde, and Jason Criss Howk
Women judges and media workers have been killed by gunmen in Afghanistan in alarming attacks over the past two months. Civil society leaders are also being targeted, and some are leaving their jobs or fleeing the country. These devastating attacks send a chilling message to others, especially women, who dare to participate in Afghanistan’s public life. The United Nations and Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission have both reported a sharp increase in these kind of attacks over the past year. These circumstances raise further questions about the future of the peace process and the ability of the Afghan government to maintain security should the United States fully withdraw its troops.
White House eyes ways to speed up visas for foreign interpreters stranded in war zones February 9 A group of local Afghan villagers speak to an interpreter accompanying U.S. Army soldiers on a patrol in Kowlak valley, Nangahar province, in Afghanistan on Feb. 19, 2010. (Spc. Victor Egorov/Army) Since last summer, Daniel Elkins has seen a steady increase in the number of panicked messages from foreign translators working with U.S. forces deployed to overseas conflict zones. “They keep saying ‘we’re in danger,’” said Elkins, a founding member of the Special Operations Association of America who still maintains ties with interpreters he served alongside in Afghanistan in recent years.