Afghanistan
Related events, research, commentary, and analysis on Afghanistan from the Council.
Public Opinion
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Public Opinion
The 2022 Chicago Council Survey finds broad support for taking in Afghan refugees but not for releasing frozen funds to the Taliban.
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As the Taliban crackdown on women’s rights continues, an expert panel discusses how the global community can support Afghan women and girls.
Global Politics
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US Foreign Policy
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Related Event
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Defense and Security
Following the end of US military operations in Afghanistan, an expert panel assessed the war’s impact on US foreign and defense policy over 20 years.
Human Rights
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International Crisis Group’s Laurel Miller and former US Ambassador to Afghanistan P. Michael McKinley join Deep Dish to explain what the United States and the world should do to help the Afghan people.
US Foreign Policy
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Defense and Security
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US Foreign Policy
In the News
The Council's Cécile Shea joins WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" to explain why she believes Afghanistan's collapse was inevitable—and what could happen next.
CBC News (Canada)
Ahead of President Biden's address on August 31, Elizabeth Shackelford joins Ben Roswell on CBC News to discuss the US’s completed withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Council's Lizzy Shackelford joins Fox 32 Chicago to analyze the Taliban's Afghanistan takeover and US foreign policy lessons from America's longest war.