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Latest IG Report Paints Grim Picture of Afghanistan’s Economy

With international aid to Afghanistan largely cut off, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) has released a report painting a dire picture of the country’s economic prospects since the Taliban took over. SIGAR’s Oct. 30 quarterly report—the first since the collapse of the U.S.-supported government in Afghanistan—provides a broad overview of Afghanistan’s economic…


Beijing’s Desperate Bid to Support the Taliban

Commentary The collapse of the government of Afghanistan on Aug. 15 was a disaster for the Biden administration, but it set the stage for the new Central Asian regional competition between China, Russia, and India. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supported the Taliban in displacing both the Afghan government and the United States from the…