Books & arts
10 August 2023
Two years after their return to power, the Taliban aren’t living up to many of their promises — and the West’s disengagement isn’t helping
International
12 November 2021
Bad decisions on both sides are getting in the way of any moves to recognise the new regime in Kabul
National affairs
12 September 2021
John Howard’s response to a single question twenty years ago still reverberates
International
27 August 2021
Yesterday’s bombings in Kabul underline the choices facing Western countries
National affairs
23 August 2021
The prime minister is gripped by myths about asylum seekers that have hardened into articles of faith on both sides of parliament
International
23 August 2021
If the past is any guide, failure in Afghanistan won’t end Washington’s military activism
International
18 August 2021
Will the chaotic withdrawal from another war zone finally change how the United States and Australia deal with conflict?
International
18 August 2021
Another round of foreign interference in Afghanistan has been dealt a thoroughly predictable blow
From the archive
13 August 2021
Does the West see what it wants to see in Afghanistan?
National affairs
14 April 2021
With the war crimes unit getting to work, will Afghan victims be compensated and whistleblowers protected?
Essays & reportage
28 November 2020
The revelations about the Special Forces challenge one of Australia’s great foundational myths
Books & arts
1 April 2016
Books | David Kilcullen helps us make sense of the madness unleashed by Islamic State, writes Tom Hyland. But he’s less convincing about what we should do next
Books & arts
8 March 2016
Television | The West created its own narratives in Afghanistan, writes Jane Goodall. A compelling new series shows how reality failed to fit
Books & arts
4 March 2015
Books | A new account of a long war lays bare a series of miscalculations and misunderstandings, writes Tom Hyland
Books & arts
22 January 2014
That’s the conclusion of a careful analysis of how the media handled Afghanistan, writes Tom Hyland
Essays & reportage
7 December 2011
Intensified military activity has failed, argue John Braithwaite and Ali Wardak. It’s time for a ceasefire
National affairs
9 June 2011
Australians have as little idea about why we are fighting in Afghanistan as they had about why we entered the first world war, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs
6 October 2010
The parliamentary debate on the war needs to face up to its costs and the lack of progress, writes Brian Toohey
Correspondents
6 October 2010
Afghanistan’s Hazara people, targeted by the Taliban, still have a strong reason to seek protection from countries like Australia, writes Michelle Dimasi in Kabul
National affairs
29 September 2010
The army’s response to the leaked email from Afghanistan betrays internal tension and an intolerance of outside scrutiny, writes Geoffrey Barker
National affairs
4 August 2010
Despite the bipartisan consensus, Australia’s role in Afghanistan is demonstrably counterproductive, writes Brian Toohey
International
29 July 2010
Will Pakistan continue its longstanding policy of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds, asks Sandy Gordon
National affairs
14 April 2010
Like the previous government’s asylum processing freezes, it’s likely that last week’s decision is based on an overly optimistic assessment of conditions in…
Essays & reportage
2 December 2009
Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor
International
18 June 2009
Pakistan needs a greater Australian investment in dollars and people, writes Geoffrey Barker
International
2 May 2009
Will the beneficiaries of Afghanistan’s hastily designed electoral system give ground in the interests of long-term stability, asks Norm Kelly
National affairs
10 March 2009
Is Australia sleepwalking through a conflict with mixed objectives and uncertain prospects, asks Dennis Altman