Authored by Bilal Wahab Published in Foreign Policy on August 19, 2021 URL: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/19/afghanistan-withdrawal-iraq-iran-militias-kurdistan-peshmerga/

Authored by Louise Shelley and Michael Gfoeller, Published in Inkstick Media https://inkstickmedia.com/the-coming-tsunami-of-illicit-antiquities-from-afghanistan/

Authored by David Luna. Published in Morning Consult. URL: https://morningconsult.com/opinions/why-we-must-confront-the-growing-threat-to-national-security-posed-by-illicit-economies-and-cesspools-of-corruption-and-organized-crime/

Mahmut Cengiz; Modern Diplomacy. https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/04/21/under-false-pretenses-who-directed-the-assassin-to-kill-the-russian-ambassador-in-turkey-in-2016/