By MIMI LILIEFELDT Over the last month, the world watched in alarm as the Taliban took over Afghanistan. For most of us, the realities of Afghanistan’s history are no more than “news stories” that …
Opinion: Learning the right lessons from the Afghanistan debacle
In Afghanistan, America took a terrible humiliation, but greater perils await if we take the wrong lessons from this debacle. We went into Afghanistan to destroy al Qaeda and depose the Taliban. In …
Opinion: Learning the right lessons from the Afghanistan debacle
In Afghanistan, America took a terrible humiliation, but greater perils await if we take the wrong lessons from this debacle. We went into Afghanistan to destroy al Qaeda and depose the Taliban. In …
Sunni scholars who left Afghanistan hope Islam’s tolerant message survives Taliban
Azhar, who spent years teaching in Afghanistan and were planning to open an education centre for girls, hope their tolerant message of Islam will survive the return of the Taliban.
Sunni scholars who left Afghanistan hope Islam’s tolerant message survives Taliban
Azhar, who spent years teaching in Afghanistan and were planning to open an education centre for girls, hope their tolerant message of Islam will survive the return of the Taliban.
Why the Pentagon can’t fully account for all its assets — in Afghanistan or anywhere else
Of course, the U.S. government prioritized the evacuation of people over military equipment — much of which belonged to the now-defunct Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. Yet the inability …
House debate begins on defense bill that would investigate Afghanistan failures, expand draft to women, and reform military sexual assault laws
A lot has happened since the Senate Armed Services Committee passed its version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act in July, and as the House version heads to the floor for debate, new …
What next for Afghanistan’s deserted beauty salons?
Beauty salons have provided jobs for women across Afghanistan, but with the Taliban back in power, their future appears bleak …
The Taliban wants to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York as the official government of Afghanistan
The Taliban’s foreign minister is contesting Afghanistan’s seat, which has been given to the ambassador representing the former government.
The Taliban wants to speak at the UN General Assembly in New York as the official government of Afghanistan
The Taliban’s foreign minister is contesting Afghanistan’s seat, which has been given to the ambassador representing the former government.