Prospects for Afghanistan’s 2014 Elections

Prospects for Afghanistan’s 2014 Elections

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

By: Andrew Wilder

The USIP Director of Afghanistan and Pakistan Programs gave the following testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs. Wilder discussed his views on the critical importance of the 2014 elections in Afghanistan.

Type: Congressional Testimony

Q&A: Obama’s Troop Decision and Afghanistan’s Stability

Q&A: Obama’s Troop Decision and Afghanistan’s Stability

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

By: USIP Staff

Today, President Obama announced that he would extend the presence of roughly 8,400 U.S. troops in Afghanistan through the end of his term in January 2017, revising previous plans to cut force levels to around 5,500 soldiers at the end of the year. Afghanistan will be among the top issues for the NATO Summit of leaders in Warsaw, taking place later this week on July 8-9. USIP Vice President for Asia Programs Andrew Wilder, who recently returned from Afghanistan, discusses the issue of troop n...

Type: Analysis

Violent ExtremismEnvironmentGlobal PolicyEconomics

Afghans Present Complex Reaction to the Death of Osama bin Laden

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

By: Andrew Wilder;  Stephanie Flamenbaum

While the response to the death of Osama bin Laden in the United States was largely euphoric, in Afghanistan, arguably the country most impacted by bin Laden and al-Qaida, the response has been one of concern and caution. In order to parse this response, USIP reached out to a number of our Afghan partners and friends for their response to events of May 1.

Type: Analysis

Conflict Analysis & Prevention

11 Things to Know: Afghanistan on the Eve of Withdrawal

11 Things to Know: Afghanistan on the Eve of Withdrawal

Thursday, June 17, 2021

By: Andrew Wilder, Ph.D.;  Scott Worden

U.S. and NATO troops are rapidly executing President Biden’s policy of a complete withdrawal of American troops and contactors supporting the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) by a deadline of September 11. Based on the rate of progress, the last American soldier could depart before the end of July. The decision to withdraw without a cease-fire or a framework for a political agreement between the Taliban and the government caught Afghans and regional countries by surprise. The Taliban have capitalized on the moment to seize dozens of districts and project an air of confidence and victory.  

Type: Analysis

Peace ProcessesFragility & Resilience

Q&A: Drone Strike's Impact on Afghanistan, Pakistan

Q&A: Drone Strike's Impact on Afghanistan, Pakistan

Monday, May 23, 2016

By: USIP Staff

The death of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour, who reportedly was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan on May 21, raises a host of questions about the Taliban’s future, U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and American relations with Pakistan. The strike, which Pakistani officials have protested, was the first publicly-disclosed military action by the U.S. inside Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, and the first to directly target senior Taliban leaders sheltering o...

Type: Analysis

Violent ExtremismGlobal Policy