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CSIS closely analyzes developments in Afghanistan, particularly the role of the United States and the international community, with research led by the Burke Chair in Strategy, the Project on Prosperity and Development, and the Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative.

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The Future of Assistance for Afghanistan: A Dilemma
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Annie Pforzheimer, Thomas Bryja, and Caroline Smutny — June 13, 2024

The Islamic State in Khorasan Province: Exploiting a Counterterrorism Gap
Commentary by Tricia Bacon — April 11, 2024

The Establishment of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — May 3, 2023

The Taliban’s Increasing Restrictions on Civil Society and Aid Organizations
Critical Questions by Marti Flacks, Lauren Burke Preputnik, and Nicolas Jude Larnerd — February 16, 2023
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The Melting Point: A Book Talk with General Frank McKenzie

The Red Zone: Charting Paths to Resilience in the Climate-Conflict Nexus

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Politicizing Aid in Afghanistan

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The Humanitarian Dilemma in Afghanistan

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2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap

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A Conversation with Thomas West in the Context of Afghanistan One Year Later

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Afghanistan One Year Later: Consequences & Responsibilities
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The Future of Assistance for Afghanistan: A Dilemma
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Annie Pforzheimer, Thomas Bryja, and Caroline Smutny — June 13, 2024
The Melting Point: A Book Talk with General Frank McKenzie
Event — June 11, 2024
The Red Zone: Charting Paths to Resilience in the Climate-Conflict Nexus
Event — May 15, 2024
The Islamic State in Khorasan Province: Exploiting a Counterterrorism Gap
Commentary by Tricia Bacon — April 11, 2024
The Establishment of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — May 3, 2023

The Humanitarian Dilemma in Afghanistan
Event — March 1, 2023
The Taliban’s Increasing Restrictions on Civil Society and Aid Organizations
Critical Questions by Marti Flacks, Lauren Burke Preputnik, and Nicolas Jude Larnerd — February 16, 2023
Afghan Women and the Fall of Kabul
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 19, 2023

2022 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap
Event — November 9, 2022
Bike Riding in Kabul: The Global Adventures of a Foreign Aid Practitioner with Jamie Bowman
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde — October 26, 2022
