Nicola Minasi

The author is an Italian diplomat who served at the Embassy of Italy in Kabul in 2005-2008. The opinions expressed here are exclusively his own and do not represent any official position of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Twenty years in Afghanistan (Part 2): The last decade

Nicola Minasi Sep 7, 2021

The killing of Osama Bin Laden in 2011 was a major success for US President Barack Obama, one that marked the US military superiority and, at the same time, opened an exit from Afghanistan. With Bin Laden out, it was possible to say that…

Twenty years in Afghanistan (Part 1): How did we get here?

Nicola Minasi Aug 31, 2021

As debates on the rout in Afghanistan grow, it is vital that the US and its allies take a hard look at what went wrong in their strategy, lest the same mistakes are repeated again. The campaign has been a long, difficult and unprecedented…