A complex confluence of factors in Afghanistan – poverty, war-related trauma, lack of job opportunities – will hardly end the opium poppy business any time soon.
The congressman who attempted to conduct freelance rescue missions in Afghanistan says Biden has ‘blood is on his hands’
Rep. Markwayne Mullin made several unsuccessful attempts to rescue Americans who hadn’t been evacuated before US troops pulled out of Afghanistan.
With Afghanistan in the rearview mirror, have we learned the lessons of Vietnam this time?
Watching the last U.S. military plane go wheels up and out of the Afghanistan war reminded me of an old saying: History often repeats itself, but a lot of us …
As China woos the Taliban, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear for their lives
Uyghurs in Afghanistan are caught between a homeland where they are facing increasing repression, and an adopted country where they are considered outsiders.
‘I’m not Rambo’: Republican unrepentant about attempt to enter Afghanistan
Congressman Markwayne Mullin, criticized for rogue rescue effort, says he would do it again ‘without hesitation’ …
Fight for control of Afghanistan centres on holdout province of Panjshir
Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the Islamist group, with both sides claiming to have the …
Afghanistan: Taliban break up women’s rights protest in Kabul
Taliban officials have broken up a demonstration by dozens of women in Kabul demanding rights following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. The group say the Taliban targeted them with tear gas and …
After a university falls in Afghanistan, a D.C. organization scrambles to keep students safe and still learning
Fear of the Taliban has students, staff and others sending direct pleas for help. One from a student: “There is no one to hear us or to help us now … day by day we lose hope.” …
Afghanistan a wake-up call for Europe on defence, leadership – France
The challenges to security emerging from the upheaval in Afghanistan should be a wake-up call for the European Union, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Saturday, urging the EU to be more …
First Afghan cricket team reaches Bangladesh after Taliban takeover
Dhaka/IBNS: Afghanistan’s Under-19 cricket team has begun to arrive in Bangladesh on Saturday to play a short series, the first Afghan team to play abroad following the Taliban takeover, according to …