By Sharifullah Dorani*     Introduction In the literature on US involvement in Afghanistan, little attention is given to the role of neoconservatism in the George W Bush Administration. Its role in relation to pushing the US into the Iraq War, however, is covered in great detail. As I explain in my book,…

By Dr Sharifullah Dorani* Introduction This article essentially offers a literature review of the Afghanistan War during the Barack Obama Administration by focusing on public opinion and policy debate on the Afghanistan War. It mainly covers the periods for the decision to ‘surge’ American troops in Afghanistan in 2009 and the decision to ‘draw…

By Dr Sharifullah Dorani* Introduction There is disagreement on the United States (US) motive for its intervention in Afghanistan. This essay[1]  first explains what these, often conflicting views, are. It then states what views the author has found more persuasive. The essay ends with some concluding remarks. The various conflicting views regarding US motive…

By Sharifullah Dorani* Introduction This article deals with the dynamics of decision-making within the four US Administrations responsible for the Afghanistan War and how they operated. The first section focuses on the dynamics of the George W. Bush Administration. The second deals with the Barrack Obama Administration’s inner dealings. The third and fourth sections…

(The Lone Leopard. Sharifullah Dorani. S&M Publishing House, July 2022) The Lone Leopard is a novel spanning over 30 years in the turbulent life of Afghanistan, seen through the eyes of Ahmad, a 15-year-old schoolboy. We meet him again later as an adult. Teenage Ahmad wants little more in life than to please his family…