James B. Cunningham: “I think that, under the circumstances, that timeline is probably too short and the rate of withdrawal is too steep.”

I applaud President Obama's decision to maintain the U.S. military presence in Afghanistan through 2016 and beyond.

An orderly and legitimate political transition through Presidential elections in 2014 is key to future Afghan stability.

The strategic partnership and the successful NATO summit in Chicago and the Tokyo conference send a clear message to the Afghan people and to the region that Afghanistan will have the support of the international community and of the…

A flawed deal on withdrawal of U.S. forces--one not grounded in the context of an actual peace agreement--risks the collapse of Afghanistan into chaos.