Afghan returnees struggle amid economic and climate crises
Herat, Afghanistan – At the Islam Qala border, the relentless wind carries stinging dust that…
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‘My village is a graveyard’: Afghans describe devastation after earthquake
Khas Kunar, Afghanistan – Stoori was pulled out from under the rubble of his house…
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Rescuers focus on remote mountainous regions after Afghanistan earthquake
The provincial head of disaster management, Ehsanullah Ehsan, says they cannot ‘predict’ the number of…
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Taliban marks fourth anniversary of return to power with internal threats
The Taliban’s leader has warned that Afghans ungrateful for its hardline rule will be severely…
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I Sat Across the Table from China’s Spies. Here’s How They Operate in Fragile States
OPINION — In 2016, I sat across the table from China’s Director of Operations for…
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Four Years On: An Appraisal of the Taliban’s Return
In August 2021 the world watched as thousands of people, both Americans and Afghans, crowded…
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Why are Afghan refugees being sent back to Taliban rule?
Afghans who fled decades ago are now being forced back to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan as Iran,…
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Russia’s Outreach to the Taliban: Strategic Calculations or Regional Security Fears?
OPINION — In recent weeks, reports of Russia considering formal engagement and recognition of the…
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ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders over alleged persecution of women
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban…
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Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government
Supreme Court lifted group’s ‘terrorist’ designation in April, as Moscow seeks normalisation in bid for…