For Afghanistan, the wins in finally opening the Mes Aynak copper mine are substantial. Yet so are its potential environmental and socio-cultural losses, especially in the long term.
A roadside bomb targeting police vehicle in northwest Pakistan kills 2 officers and wounds 14
Police in Pakistan say a roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan.
Afghanistan’s Taliban have ‘weaponized’ the judicial system to oppress women, UN expert says
The independent U.N. investigator on human rights in Afghanistan says its Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and judicial system to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against …
Bagram Airfield: Could Afghanistan’s Former US Base Spark a New US–China Strategic Contest?
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly condemned the decision to vacate Bagram, calling it a historic strategic blunder. He claims—without providing evidence—that China has since occupied the …
Pentagon briefly republished Afghanistan photos pulled after withdrawal
A defense spokesperson confirmed that about 1,400 images from Afghanistan had been “unintentionally” reposted and then removed. The photos were pulled in 2021 to protect Afghan allies.
In Afghanistan, ‘who has the guns gets the land’ – bdnews24.com
In central Afghanistan, property disputes of another nature are playing out: the marginalization and displacement of ethnic minorities in order to seize their arable land.
Pentagon donated $858M in property to Afghanistan, watchdog says
The Pentagon has donated $858 million of property to the Afghan government in the course of drawing down and closing bases in Afghanistan, according to an inspector general report released Monday …
‘They do not teach us what we need’: Inside the expansion of religious schools for girls across Afghanistan
Afghanistan remains the only country in the world that prohibits girls and women from getting general education at secondary and higher levels.
Razia Jan, 81, Who Built an Enduring Girls’ School in Afghanistan, Dies
Before 9/11, she ran a dry cleaning business in Massachusetts; in the aftermath, she returned home after decades away to educate young girls.
Pakistan earthquake: 5.4 magnitude tremor jolts several areas; no damage reported
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Pakistan early Saturday, triggering widespread panic across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Islamabad. The epicentre was traced to Afghanistan’s Hindukush region at a …