A new State Department report on religious freedoms finds China is one of the worst offenders worldwide. Other countries including Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan and India.
Afghanistan dispatch: Taliban directives on aid leave humanitarian crisis largely unaddressed
Law students and young lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the … Organizations are not permitted to provide the poor with cash or non-financial aid. Afghans have expressed …
Post-9/11 wars have contributed to some 4.5 million deaths, report suggests
Researchers attempt to calculate the number of deaths attributable to the war on terrorism, across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia and Yemen.
Daniel DePetris: Policy is at a crossroads in a deeply troubled Afghanistan
The Taliban’s radical agenda warrants the group little sympathy. Is it possible to help Afghans without empowering their leaders?
First cargo company launched in Afghanistan
The Mofeed Group has opened their cargo branch in capital Kabul making it the first Cargo Company in the country to operate. The inauguration event was held in the Kabul Airport where high ranking …
House GOP lawmaker readies contempt charge over Afghanistan dissent cable
The Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is threatening to push forward a legislative effort to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress next week …
Summit a ‘major diplomatic event’ to boost China’s ties with Central Asian nations amid Ukraine, Afghanistan concerns
Observers say China’s effort to boost ties will encounter stiff competition from the United States, which is also stepping up regional engagement.
15 killed in clash between 2 tribes over coal mine in NW Pakistan
At least 15 people were killed and several others were wounded in an hourslong bloody clash between two tribes over the ownership rights of a coal mine in restive northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan,
House Republicans formally request first transcribed interviews for Afghanistan withdrawal investigation
Rep. Michael McCaul requested the first set of transcribed interviews related to the Biden administration’s withdrawal of U.S. troops from .
Top Republican investigating Biden administration Afghanistan withdrawal requests transcribed interviews
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul announced Sunday that he had formally requested a series of transcribed interviews from current and former State Department officials as part of his panel …