Americans thus mistook the Afghan countryside for a mere theater of war, rather than as a place ... of peace. The Wall Street Journal’s Yaroslav Trofimov wrote that “in Afghanistan’s rural ...

Afghanistan's government still hopes a political ... "There is no deal yet but we are not giving up hope, we are not giving up hope on peace, we are not giving up hope on prosperity and stability." ...

Their unity and military cohesion make them a lasting political force in Afghanistan. They could gain legitimacy and economic ...

Still others are just hoping for a lasting peace. To change the status quo and place Afghanistan on a trajectory toward stability, the international community needs to take a new approach to ...