The Taliban's Broken Promises: Time for a New U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : Thus, it is very necessary to review the Doha Accord and apply a diplomatic engagement approach that is careful and subtle.
58% : United Nation Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)
53% : Over the decades, successive international interventions, from Cold War rivalries to post-9/11 counterterrorism efforts, have sought to stabilize the country, eliminate militancy, and bring it to the brink of peace and prosperity.
53% : Subsequently, the 36 UN Monitoring Report (2025) went even further, outlining the Taliban regime's active support for both Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Al-Qaeda.
52% : The 35 Report of the UN Monitoring Team (February 2025) further underscored Saif al-Adl's strategy to reorganize Al-Qaeda's operational network in Afghanistan and to reactivate sleeper cells in Iraq, Libya, and Europe; a development that poses a direct threat to regional and international security.
52% : Misuse of International Aid Despite their continued defiance of international commitments, the Taliban government has been receiving nearly USD 80 million a month from the United States, besides huge amounts of aid coming from UN donor agencies and humanitarian partners.
51% : Cross-Border Militancy and Pakistani Security Operations From April to September 2025, Pakistan's security forces conducted numerous counterterrorism operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, and killed almost 135 Afghan nationals involved in militant activities.
50% : Moreover, the findings from the 66 Quarterly Report of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) released in January 2025, cited UN estimates of 6,000-6,500 TTP fighters operating from Afghan territory, in addition to at least 12 senior Al-Qaeda leaders.

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