Coronavirus and the prognosis for Afghanistan’s faux peace deal
by Rashmee
Posted on March 21, 2020
Afghanistan is at a particularly unenviable moment as the coronavirus outbreak shuts down the planet. …
Read MorePeace in Afghanistan? It’s September all over again
by Rashmee
Posted on January 18, 2020
Going by the news, the Taliban might be closer than at any point in a …
Read MoreBiggest failure of the US-Taliban talks was the lack of preconditions
by Rashmee
Posted on September 10, 2019 / The National
Now that Donald Trump has peremptorily cancelled an unprecedented Camp David meeting with the Taliban, …
Read MoreAn acting president, no plan for the future. What happens to Afghanistan now?
by Rashmee
Posted on June 7, 2019
Afghanistan technically has an acting president right now and no particular plan for the future.…
Read MoreAmerica’s closing act in Afghanistan is playing out as both tragedy and farce
by Rashmee
Posted on June 5, 2019 / The National
Only the ignorant or incurably optimistic would be encouraged by the situation in Afghanistan right …
Read MoreWith stalemate on talks on the future of Afghanistan, who will steer a way forward?
by Rashmee
Posted on August 29, 2018 / The National
This week Russia announced it would postpone multilateral peace talks with the Taliban, originally scheduled …
Read MoreMother of All Bombs reminds the world of Mother of American Failures in Afghanistan
by Rashmee
Posted on April 19, 2017
Donald Trump may not have intended this particular effect but the Mother of All Bombs, …
Read MoreWhy Commander-in-Chief Obama is leaving his troops in Afghanistan
by Rashmee
Posted on October 20, 2015
One has to feel for Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize winner, a man who once …
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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK