Scott Worden on Afghanistan - SiriusXM POTUS
Scott Worden spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Channel 124 about the current situation in Afghanistan and how the Trump administration might proceed.
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“At 3 P.M. My Son Came Home. By 9 P.M. He Was Dead.” - BuzzFeed
fter four months on the front line fighting the Taliban, Ahmad Zai was exhausted. It had been a hot, demanding summer for the Afghan National Police, holding territory taken from the Taliban or rushing to reinforce...
Scott Worden on The Asia Foundation's 13th Annual Survey of the Afghan People - SiriusXM Potus
Scott Worden spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about the 13th annual Survey of the Afghan People published by The Asia Foundation. Worden discusses key findings, trend lines, reasons for optimism and important points of concern that stem from the comprehensive survey.
Afghanistan’s Hipsters Have Found Themselves A Pocket Of Calm - BuzzFeed
You summon a ride using the Kaweyan Cabs taxi-hailing app, listening to upbeat Pashtun pop as your driver takes you through streets clogged with traffic. You get to the workshare space at the Hub, where you rent a desk and spend a few hours responding to emails on your laptop, and perhaps play a few rounds...
As Taliban erases women’s rights, Biden encounters limits of U.S. sway - The Washington Post
The Biden administration is contemplating actions to punish the Taliban for its treatment of women and girls, potentially including cuts to American aid, even as officials acknowledge that the U.S. withdrawal has left them with little power to stop the group’s leaders from imposing their harsh vision on Afghan society...
Ms. Global: Protests Against Taliban Bans on Women’s Education; Iran Ousted From U.N. Panel; Increased Calls for Press Freedom in India - Ms. Magazine
When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan almost two years ago, girls in grade six and above were banned from secondary education, while university students were able to attend gender-segregated classes. But as of December 2022, the Taliban banned women and girls from attending...
A year since US pullout: How Taliban 2.0 has changed Afghanistan - The Times of India
A year ago today, Taliban fighters celebrated joyously as the last American troops were boarding their flights back home. "The last American soldier left Kabul airport at 9pm Afghan time and our country gained full independence, Alhamdulillah Walmana," Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid...
Scott Worden on Afghanistan - SiriusXM POTUS
Scott Worden spoke to SiriusXM POTUS Ch. 124 about the current state of affairs in Afghanistan as the Trump administration prepares to announce its strategy in the country. Worden explained why winning the peace should be the goal because a political solution is the only way to win the war there.
Trump Embraces Afghanistan Ideas That Failed Obama, Bush - Bloomberg
“There is pressure on Pakistan to change,” said Scott Worden, the director of Afghanistan and Central Asia programs at the U.S. Institute for Peace. “That’s been tried in the past. A lot will depend on what carrots and sticks are offered to see whether it marks a change."
Despite expected U.S. troop hike, no end in sight to Afghan war - Reuters
Sending more U.S. troops could "buy time for the Afghan government to increase its legitimacy and gain support for the Afghans, which will help them negotiate an end of the conflict,” said Scott Worden, an expert with the U.S. Institute for Peace. But Worden, also speaking before Trump's speech, said more U.S. troops "alone are not going to outright defeat the Taliban. The military components of the strategy have to be coupled with an equal - if not greater - emphasis on managing the politics of Afghanistan and the politics of the region."