Author: Javid Ahmad

How to Negotiate With the Taliban

Javid Ahmad | 07.27.17 | Commentary & Analysis

Washington’s experts nearly all agree that the U.S. should seek a political, not a military,...

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America Must Confront Pakistan’s Support of Afghan-Based Terrorism

Javid Ahmad | 06.22.17 | Commentary & Analysis

Kabul is mourning after a spate of deadly attacks over the past few weeks, including a truck bomb...

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A New Afghan Strategy Under the Trump Administration?

Javid Ahmad | 05.09.17 | Commentary & Analysis

The recent detonation of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast to dislodge the Islamic State’s...

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The Taliban’s “Cultural Weapon” that is Driving US and Afghan Forces Apart

Javid Ahmad | 04.26.17 | Commentary & Analysis

Editor’s note: This op-ed, by MWI Non-Resident Fellow Javid Ahmad, is based on a research...

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What Drives Insider Attacks in Afghanistan?

Javid Ahmad | 04.06.17 | Commentary & Analysis

Editor’s note: This op-ed, by MWI Non-Resident Fellow Javid Ahmad, is based on a research...

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