Sundays, Aug. 6 – 27 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Mondays, Aug. 7 – 28 at 7 a.m. on KPBS 2 In the 1960s, Afghanistan was at peace, and King Mohammed Zahir Shah …
Prolonged drought deepens Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis
In parched brown hills in north Afghanistan, Abdul Hahad tears stalks of wheat out of the arid earth. In the third year of water shortages and high temperatures, his harvest is barely enough to support his family.
Signs of Chinese business life return to Afghanistan 2 years after the Taliban’s takeover
Chinese traders and business leaders report foreigners returning to the streets of Kabul But the risk of sanctions and security factors mean Chinese companies are still reluctant to invest in Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Afghanistan urged to start talks afresh
ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a consultation urged Pakistan and Afghanistan to start fresh negotiations to break the ongoing deadlock on dealing with the issue of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and cross-border terrorism.
Thomas: The Afghanistan withdrawal re-examined
One of the advantages to a change in majority in one or both houses of Congress is that the public gets to see what the other party won’t address or has been covering up.
Two Years After Taliban Takeover: Why Afghanistan Still Poses A Threat To The Region And Beyond
The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated in its takeover of Kabul on August 15. The chaos of the western withdrawal …
Two Years After Taliban Takeover: Why Afghanistan Still Poses A Threat To The Region And Beyond
The dramatic and rapid Taliban offensive in the spring of 2021 culminated in its takeover of Kabul on August 15. The chaos of the western withdrawal …
Pottery artist from Afghanistan adapts his craft to fit new life in New Milford
Matin Malikzada is one of the refugees who ended up in New Milford. He’s a seventh-generation clay potter who had to adapt to finding American equivalents of the tools he used in Afghanistan.
‘The Taliban threatened to shoot my daughter for selling pens’: Life in Afghanistan two years on
I witnessed a neighbour begging a charity agent to enroll him in an aid programme. The same man previously used to buy us flour’ …
Taliban Discusses Easing Banking Transactions With Kazakhstan – Afghan Commerce Min
Kazakhstan’s trade ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Afghanistan’s banking sector has been hampered and international transactions severely limited since the Taliban …