Freezing temperatures in Afghanistan have left more than 160 people dead after a wave of extremely cold weather. The situation has been made worse by the fact that many aid …
No Justice 5 Years After Afghanistan Taliban Bombing
Five years ago, I interviewed a young Afghan woman who miraculously survived the devastating Taliban suicide bombing in Kabul on January 27, 2018. It was a horrendous attack: the Taliban rigged an …
Winter temperatures in Afghanistan plunge to deadly low
Afghanistan’s coldest winter in more than a decade has killed at least 162 people in about two weeks, officials said.
Exclusive: U.S. Marine couple at center of custody battle over Afghanistan war orphan tells their story
Two families say they want to care for the girl: a U.S. Marine family and an Afghan couple, both claiming to be the child’s rightful family.
Afghanistan’s Kamal Khan Dam and the Helmand River Treaty
Neither the Helmand River Treaty nor customary international law denies Afghanistan the right to construct dams over the Helmand River.
Girls are going to school in secret in Afghanistan
The secret lessons are dangerous for the girls and their teachers, who will face Taliban punishments if they are discovered.
Top U.N. Officials Seek to ‘Water Down’ Bans on Women in Afghanistan
The United Nations is pushing the Taliban administration in Afghanistan for more exemptions to its ban on most female aid workers, top U.N. officials said on Wednesday, while also expressing concern …
Top U.N. Officials Seek to ‘Water Down’ Bans on Women in Afghanistan
The United Nations is pushing the Taliban administration in Afghanistan for more exemptions to its ban on most female aid workers, top U.N. officials said on Wednesday, while also expressing concern …
New Haven artist depicts memories and hopes for Afghanistan through fiber art at Aldrich show
Hangama Amiri is a New Haven-based fiber artist. A month before the Feb. 5 opening of her solo exhibit at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, the transplanted Afghan artist Hangama …
Afghanistan: Freezing weather kills at least 124 people
At least 124 people died in freezing temperatures in Afghanistan in the past fortnight, Taliban officials say. About 70,000 livestock had also perished in what is the coldest winter in a decade, a …