Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Time for a New Discourse on Afghanistan 405 September 9, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Bangkok Post (Thailand) on 6 September 2021 by Gwynne Dyer (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:9/11Afghanistanal-QaidaFrank GardnerOsama bin LadenTalibanThailand Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Canada: Trump Purged His Republican Critics. Here’s Why He Could Soon Regret It May 25, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: Donald Trump’s Deal-Making Leaves Iran in the Driver’s Seat and Israel More Vulnerable May 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Qatar: Those Who Believe America Will Leave the Region after the War Are Deluded — and Here’s Why May 25, 2026. Published in Aljazeera[T]he Middle East remains a structural component of the global order that Washington seeks to lead. 0 Poland: ‘Trump Brand Is Toxic.’ Australia Will Not Get Its Tallest Skyscraper* May 23, 2026. Published in Gazeta WyborczaTrump’s total net worth is about $6.5 billion ... nearly a threefold increase since returning to the U.S. presidency. 0 Austria: Xi Waits and Trump Stumbles May 20, 2026. Published in Der StandardChina’s wait-and-see strategy could soon bear fruit. 0 Topics Qatar: Those Who Believe America Will Leave the Region after the War Are Deluded — and Here’s Why May 25, 2026. Published in Aljazeera[T]he Middle East remains a structural component of the global order that Washington seeks to lead. 0 Canada: Trump Purged His Republican Critics. Here’s Why He Could Soon Regret It May 25, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: Donald Trump’s Deal-Making Leaves Iran in the Driver’s Seat and Israel More Vulnerable May 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Iran War’s Economic Shock Is Reaching Australian Wallets and Politics May 25, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 France: The United States Has Not Abandoned Its Expansionist Ambitions in Greenland May 24, 2026. Published in RadioFranceThe Trump administration is gathering strength in Greenland. 0 Japan: US-China Leadership Summit: Are the US Economic Results Exaggerated? May 23, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunThe likelihood is that the outcomes weren’t as favorable as [Trump] initially hoped. 0 Poland: ‘Trump Brand Is Toxic.’ Australia Will Not Get Its Tallest Skyscraper* May 23, 2026. Published in Gazeta WyborczaTrump’s total net worth is about $6.5 billion ... nearly a threefold increase since returning to the U.S. presidency. 0 South Africa: Trump’s China Visit Was a Diplomatic Disappointment May 23, 2026. Published in Cape TimesTrump appeared more focused on admiring China’s grand ballroom designs and expressing interest in building a similar one in the United States. 0 Related Articles Philippines: Human Rights Watch 2025 vs Donald Trump February 6, 2026. Published in The Manila Times[The Trump era] is marked as much by policies that endanger vulnerable populations as by political bravado. Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. Saudi Arabia: 4 Points from the Meeting between Mohammed bin Salman and Trump November 20, 2025. Published in aawsatRiyadh's strategy is to maintain the historical relationship with Washington, whether under a Republican or Democratic administration. Russia: Bagram Absurdity* October 4, 2025. Published in Kommersant[O]ne can only sympathize with Trump’s foreign policy, military and trade advisers. Previous article9/11Next article9/9 and 9/11, 20 Years Later LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment