Afghanistan: Five years on, the cost of forgetting

Afghan girls sitting in the classroom in Afghanistan.

By Executive Director, Alice Thomas, Central Asia Institute This op-ed originally appeared in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, The Missoulian, Billings Gazette and Independent Record on August 12 and 13, 2026, and is republished here for the convenience of our readers.  As we approach the five-year anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, I find myself […]