a media watchdog and advocacy organization that promotes free speech in Afghanistan, told CBS News early this year that security and financial threats had forced at least 10 Afghan radio stations to …
US, Afghan’s neighbors scramble to address Taliban surge
A Taliban surge has put the insurgent force in control of key border posts, opened up fresh sources of revenue and rattled many of Afghanistan’s neighbors. In the Uzbek capital of …
Women’s groups call for UN peacekeeping force in Afghanistan
Women’s rights supporters and faith leaders are calling for a United Nations peacekeeping force for Afghanistan to protect hard-won gains for women over the last two decades as American and NATO …
Reckoning and Reparations in Afghanistan
The U.S. government owes reparations to the civilians of Afghanistan for the past twenty years of war and brutal impoverishment.
Afghanistan withdrawal: There’s hope yet in these remaining forces
I served in the US Embassy in Afghanistan back in 2004 as a political advisor. My task was to help create a civil society infrastructure that would be the first line of defense against the Taliban’s …
Taliban sweep through Afghanistan, imperiling girls school
“When I walk to school, I take every step with immense fear and worry — I’m not sure I will return home safely,” said Principal Lailuma Khaliqyar.
UNHCR warns of humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
“A failure to reach a peace agreement in Afghanistan and stem the current violence will lead to further displacement within the country, as well as to neighbouring countries and beyond,” UNHCR spokesp …
China weighs risk and reward in a Taliban-led Afghanistan
The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and seemingly unstoppable march of the Taliban opens a strategic door to China that is laden with both risk and opportunity. . But if stability requires a …
Taliban targeting Afghanistan’s crucial power, IT infrastructure
The Afghan IT sector, once one of the few success stories from the war-ravaged nation, threatened by continued conflict.
Afghanistan’s neighbors wary as US seeks nearby staging area
American diplomats are escalating a charm offensive with Central Asian leaders as they work to secure a spot to respond to any resurgence of outside militants in Afghanistan after the U.S. military wi …