Human Rights Watch6d
Religious Freedom in Afghanistan: Three Years After the Taliban Takeover
The human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform to the interpretation of Islam prescribed by the ...
American George Glezmann freed by Taliban more than 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan
Former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says the Taliban's decision to release American George Glezmann was "a goodwill gesture" ...
The Diplomat9d
Afghanistan, Pakistan Point Fingers Over Islamic State Presence
Each government is attempting to blame the other for the continued activities of ISKP. Meanwhile, the group continues to ...
The Middletown Press21d
The history of the Taliban is crucial in understanding their success now – and also what might happen next
One of the keys to the Taliban success was they offered an alternative. They said, “Look, the mujahedeen fought heroically to liberate your country but have now turned it into a war zone. We offer ...
Jere Van Dyk: A historical perspective of the fight over Afghanistan
Jere Van Dyk is the author of "In Afghanistan" and a former reporter for The New York Times. In the early 1980s he covered the Afghan-Soviet war, living with the Afghan rebels. He received a Pulitzer ...
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls’ education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
The appeal by UNICEF comes as a new school year began in Afghanistan without girls beyond sixth grade. The ban, said the ...
Taliban Frees American Tourist Held in Afghanistan Since 2022
George Glezmann was detained while traveling in the country after the Taliban’s victory in the war. Secretary of State Marco ...
ABC News9d
UN tells Afghan rulers: no prosperity until they reverse bans on women and girls
“They have indeed welcomed an absence of conflict, and greater stability and freedom of movement ... Islamic State group, which opposes the Taliban, have carried out bombings across Afghanistan.
Tioga Publishing7d
New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...
ABC News28d
Nearly a weeklong closure of Pakistan-Afghanistan border crossing disrupts trade, movement of people
Officials say a nearly week-long closure of a key crossing on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border has disrupted bilateral trade and the movement of people PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A nearly weeklong ...