As Afghanistan grapples with the aftermath of the Taliban’s return to power, the country faces the daunting task of rebuilding its political institutions from the ground up. The failures of the ...

The recently signed agreement is unlikely to advance the country’s long-term national interests.

For years, Hamid Karzai has wielded tremendous power as the president of Afghanistan -- all while heading off discontent by doling out government positions to prominent members of long-warring ethnic ...