In just one growing season, Afghanistan’s opium fields — once the source of more than 80% of the world’s opium — have all but vanished. A near-total ban enforced by the Taliban since their return to power in 2021 wiped…
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Pakistan is risking the lives of hundreds of thousands of women and over a million Afghans to send a message to the Taliban, an act the international community may not readily forgive them for.
The Taliban seems to have given India an upper hand in its perpetual tussle with Pakistan.
Conditioning aid on the improvement of women’s rights is critical.
As Afghan refugees flee the Taliban, members of the European Union are running out of sympathy for migrants.
Journalists face dire threats at the hands of the Taliban — and the future of Afghan media freedom looks grim.
After nearly two decades, the United States is finally leaving Afghanistan — and NATO allies are following suit.
