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Two F-35B combat aircraft from the United States Marine Corp depart after re-fueling from an RAF Voyager aircraft over the North Sea on October 08, 2020 in flight, above Scotland.

Afghans wait in long lines for hours at the passport office as many are desperate to have their travel documents ready to go on August 14, 2021 in Kabul, Afghanistan (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)

Commentary

What Happens in Kabul Will Not Stay in Kabul

Husain Haqqani

Senior Fellow

Husain Haqqani

Aug 16, 2021

Commentary

4 Min Read

In the Media

Taliban Takeover

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 16, 2021

In the Media

US soldiers stand guard as Afghan people wait at the Kabul airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021 (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Biden’s Chamberlain Moment

Walter Russell Mead

Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship

Walter Russell Mead

Aug 16, 2021

Commentary

2 Min Read

Taliban members patrol the streets of Jalalabad city, Afghanistan on August 17, 2021, as the Taliban takes control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Commentary

After the Fall: 3 Lessons From Afghanistan’s State Failure

Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

Patrick M. Cronin

Aug 16, 2021

Commentary

9 Min Read

Afghan people climb atop a plane as they wait at the airport in Kabul on August 16, 2021 (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

Afghan Fiasco Failure Belongs to Biden, DC Elites

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 16, 2021

Commentary

3 Min Read

In the Media

Afghanistan Crisis a ‘Foreign Policy Catastrophe for the US

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 16, 2021

In the Media

Commentary

H.R. McMaster Calls Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan ‘Heartbreaking and Frustrating’

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Aug 16, 2021

Commentary

1 Min Read

Taliban fighters patrol the streets in Herat on August 14, 2021. (AFP via Getty Images)

Commentary

In Afghanistan, the Tragic Toll of Washington Delusion

H.R. McMaster

Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair

H.R. McMaster

Aug 15, 2021

Commentary

1 Min Read

In the Media

Afghanistan Spinning Out of Control

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Aug 15, 2021

In the Media

In the Media

'Blame Shifting' on Afghanistan

Michael R. Pompeo

Former Distinguished Fellow

Michael R. Pompeo

Aug 15, 2021

In the Media

In the Media

Taliban Take Control of Kabul

Michael Pregent

Former Senior Fellow

Michael Pregent

Aug 15, 2021

In the Media

Afghan Commandos on a Mobile Strike Force Vehicle in Shindand Military Base, Herat province (Photo by Franz J. Marty/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Commentary

In Afghanistan, Biden’s Team Looks Panicked. US Needs to Pivot to Two Things To Make This Work