Senior Afghan Taliban officials in Japan for talks with Japanese officials
Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan ...
Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule
The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, ...
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The Taliban’s Struggle for Legitimacy
The limited recognition afforded to the Taliban during its first period of rule (1996-2001), followed by its swift ouster ...
Trump’s foreign aid pause imperils education programs for Afghan women
U.S.-backed initiatives that allowed thousands of Afghan women to study online or abroad are in jeopardy after Trump’s ...
Taliban withdraw Afghanistan from International Criminal Court
Decision follows ICC chief prosecutor’s announcement last month, seeking arrest warrants for the reclusive Taliban supreme ...
The U.S. Can No Longer Ignore the Threat Arising in Afghanistan
Engaging directly with the Taliban may be the only way to protect Americans from the jihadist threat that stirs once again in ...
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Tracking Taliban Travel
Natalie Gonnella-Platts and Albert Torres explain how consistent travel ban exemptions undercut global efforts to pressure ...
Afghan women have few rights under Taliban rule, but does sanctioning the men's cricket team help them?
Unlike in apartheid South Africa, sanctions will very likely do little for the cause of Afghan women Exiled Afghanistan ...
Taliban representatives visit Tokyo for talks with Japanese officials
Japanese officials say senior Afghan Taliban officials are in Japan for talks, as part of Tokyo’s efforts to help Afghanistan ...
Afghan opposition airs disappointment over Japan-Taliban meet
A senior representative of a Taliban opposition group expressed disappointment Wednesday that a high-ranking Japanese foreign ...
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Some Trumpian Realpolitik Is Needed With Afghanistan
Nowhere is that more urgently needed than in Afghanistan. Not only have its Taliban rulers crushed dissent and stripped away the rights of the country’s women and girls; they have also taken ...
Trump administration weighs closing office overseeing resettlement of Afghans to the U.S.
The office has been ordered to draw up plans to shut down, which could strand more than 250,000 Afghans, including some who ...