Beyond Withdrawal: Afghanistan’s Emergence As A Regional Terror Hub – OpEd

The United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s return to power were widely described as the end of a twenty-year war. Across the surrounding region, the picture has proved far less settled. Infiltration, cross-border attacks, and armed incursions are now recurring along Afghanistan’s frontiers, affecting neighbors from Pakistan and Iran to the Central Asian republics. Instead of bringing stability, the post-2021 landscape has exposed how fragile Afghanistan’s security environment...