Afghanistan, of course, has been wracked with bomb attacks … and other affected provinces described how the natural disaster had left them destitute, bereft of property and family members who had …
Dr Karen Woo: Mother of British medic killed in Afghanistan hails award in her memory
Mother of British medic killed in Afghanistan hails award in her memory – The British medic was shot dead while on a medical aid mission in August 2010 …
Afghanistan’s central bank needs its assets back, argues Graeme Smith
Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank ( DAB ), can barely function. American financial institutions are restricting access to $7bn of the bank’s reserves; the remaining $2.1bn are frozen in …
Afghanistan’s central bank needs its assets back, argues Graeme Smith
Afghanistan’s central bank, Da Afghanistan Bank ( DAB ), can barely function. American financial institutions are restricting access to $7bn of the bank’s reserves; the remaining $2.1bn are frozen in …
Photo of burqa-clad man arrested in Pakistan misleads in posts about Afghanistan protests
Days after a deadly attack at an Afghan educational centre, multiple social media posts shared a photo of a woman protester marching against the violence alongside another photo they claimed shows a …
In Afghanistan, The Few Foreign Journalists Who Remain Need Lots Of Permits, And Even More Patience – Special Report
Hollie McKay’s latest special report for Deadline finds the veteran foreign affairs correspondent and Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield …
Taliban says 5.1 earthquake jolts northeastern Afghanistan
A Taliban official says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake has jolted the Afghan city of Faizabad, the capital of northeastern Badakhshan province …
5.1-magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan’s Fayzabad; third in 4 months
An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit Fayzabad, Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, the National Center for Seismology said …
The Afghanistan Debacle Summed Up: We Suck at Nation Building
An excellent memoir by Elliot Ackerman lays bare all the good intentions, bad policies, and missteps that led to the chaos of collapse in 2021.
An Exit Strategy for Syria
Yet a decision to draw down U.S. forces in Syria so soon after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan would be politically costly and further shake regional confidence in the United States’ commitment …