#Taliban

Rep. Elissa Slotkin

RepSlotkin

I’m at a loss on the news that the White House knew Russian operatives were paying bounties for Taliban attacks on U.S. & NATO soldiers.As someone who worked at both

Wesley Morgan

wesleysmorgan

The Afghanistan JSOC task force has been using SIGINT to figure out where the Taliban needs help against ISIS in Kunar, then delivering it via drone strikes, troops involved told

Bette Dam

BetteDam

One of the best research centers on Afghanistan published it's latest report from the field. Recommended. Its about Nad-e Ali in Helmand. It reminds me of an incident Dr.Mike Martin

Adam N Weinstein

AdamNoahWho

1. Another devastating attack in Kabul and the latest example of a multifront war in Afghanistan between the government, Taliban, & ISKP. Answers are abundant, solutions are rare, but some

Andrew Watkins

and_huh_what

THREAD: Conflict in KandaharCasualty figures are fuzzy, but a few things are clear:-Taliban ramped up activity in districts near the capital.-This is proper attempt to seize territory; rare this year.-Comparable

Dr. Jonathan Schroden

JJSchroden

Now that #Afghanistan peace negotiations have officially begun (after rules/procedures agreement), I'm seeing lots of calls for a comprehensive ceasefire. Worth recalling what the US-#Taliban agreement says about that. 1/n

The Costs of War Project

CostsOfWar

On Mon, we released a new study on civilian casualties due to U.S. and allied forces’ airstrikes in Afghanistan between 2017 - 2020. Yesterday, the U.S. military questioned our report,

Laffy

GottaLaff

US intelligence officers and Special Operations forces in Afghanistan alerted their superiors as early as January to a suspected Russian plot to pay bounties to the Taliban to kill American

Dr. Jonathan Schroden

JJSchroden

The #Taliban have posted a preemptive argument (in English) that says they are “seriously committed” to implementation of the US-TB Agreement & have “taken effective steps in this regard.” 1/nhttps://alemarahenglish.net/?p=42652

Ibraheem Thurial B.

Afghan_Policy

After General Raziq’s death at the hands of a Taliban infiltrator, his brother, Gen. Tadeen Khan, was made a general overnight and took over as police chief but his lack

Dr. Jonathan Schroden

JJSchroden

I've seen a lot of confusion about these points relative to the US-#Taliban agreement, so let's delve into them a bit more in this THREAD. 1/n #Afghanistan https://twitter.com/AlexWardVox/status/1355198054668906498 (First, a

ilham

DaiMirksha

There’s a normative agreement among diplomats on not to intervene in the peace process, and let the #AFG groups decide for themselves. Some are using that to shield the Taliban

Dr. Jonathan Schroden

JJSchroden

ICYMI I wrote this article for ⁦@lawfareblog⁩ w/some ideas on what the Biden admin should do about #Afghanistan. TL:DR summary in this THREAD. 1/nhttps://www.lawfareblog.com/afghanistan-will-be-biden-administrations-first-foreign-policy

Zaid Jilani

ZaidJilani

Apparently all those prestige awards, $600,000 genius grants, and speeches sponsored by Shell Oil can't buy a thick skin From the president down to the people setting the agenda at

Ershad Ahmadi

ErshadAhmadi

After a courtesy call from DC, some in Kabul are upbeat that the US will change policy in a way that would help political survival of a few individuals. That

Ab. Sayed

abdsayedd

The latest UNSC Committee report on AQ and IS and its associated groups and members has some latest information about both groups in Afghanistan and their relations with Afghan and

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