by Mari K Eder | Sep 11, 2019 | Op-Eds and Commentary
President Donald Trump’s cancellation of peace talks in Afghanistan swept Washington, D.C., Kabul and Doha like an earthquake. While much of the coverage focused on Trump’s decision to invite senior Taliban officials to the presidential retreat at Camp... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 19, 2019 | Op-Eds and Commentary
Americans woke up last weekend to news of another American casualty in Afghanistan. The war in Afghanistan remains a war without end, and the only way to finally turn the page is to negotiate ourselves out of it. There are no guarantees in the world of diplomacy, and... 
by Mari K Eder | Jul 9, 2019 | Op-Eds and Commentary
“The hour for peace has come.” So said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his June 25 trip to Kabul, Afghanistan, where he briefly held discussions with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. After four straight...