How Afghan women are fighting a brutal Taliban regime where even looking out of the window is banned
Women in Afghanistan are living in one of the cruellest regimes on earth. But a movement is stirring at a grassroots level, ...
He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman.
Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an ...
In their own words: Spend a day with Afghan women living under Taliban rule
The BBC spends the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what their lives look like under the Taliban government.
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 ...
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From Taliban prisoner to hometown hero: Ryan Corbett’s emotional homecoming after 893 days in captivity
That's how long Ryan Corbett of Livingston County was held prisoner by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Corbett returned to U.S.
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Hunted by the Taliban, a family finally finds refuge in Louisiana: 'This is freedom'
After living in hiding from the Taliban for years, an Afghan prosecutor, her husband and two children finally escaped to ...
City taxpayer dollars fund group whose youth instructor appeared to praise the Taliban
Baltimore City taxpayer dollars fund an organization that uses a youth instructor who appeared to praise the Taliban and celebrate terrorist attacks in Israel.
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Pressure Must Be Kept on the Taliban
"The Taliban’s repressive policies and Afghanistan’s struggling economy are drivers of human displacement, which strains the ...
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The Taliban-US Deal 5 Years Ago Remade Afghanistan. Was It Worth the Cost?
A call from Helmand on February 29, 2020, underscored the shock and uncertainty felt in Afghanistan over the deal.
YouTube bros are chilling with the Taliban
As influencers flock to Afghanistan to hang out with the "Talibros," adventure tourism has reached a new extreme ...
Pakistanis mourn 18 people, including 5 soldiers, killed in a twin suicide bombing at an army base
A city in northwestern Pakistan held funeral prayers and observed a day of mourning on Wednesday, after a twin suicide ...
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Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and ...