On 15 August, when India celebrates Independence Day, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan will mark four years in power. The day and date are symbolic in other ways. Both nations, along with China and …
Bibi Khatoon Yaqoubi, 57, is hiding in Tajikistan waiting for Canadian authorities to finalize her refugee sponsorship case.
An Afghan Canadian man is calling on the federal government to speed up the refugee sponsorship process for his mother, who fled Afghanistan after she was beaten by the Taliban and is now hiding in …
Insight: How a CIA hit on al Qaeda ensnared a US citizen in Afghanistan
As a crowd looked on, uniformed Taliban surrounded the Toyota Landcruiser in which Mahmood Habibi, a naturalized U.S. citizen, sat. Other Taliban smashed open the door of his Kabul apartment, emerging …
How a CIA Hit on Al Qaeda Ensnared a US Citizen in Afghanistan
FILE PHOTO: Ahmad Habibi and his younger brother Mahmood Habibi pose for the camera, Canada, 2014. Mahmood Habibi was taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan on August 10, 2022, the U.S.
Nargis Nehan: ‘We All Share Responsibility’ for Failure in Afghanistan
The women’s rights advocate says the international community’s failure to use its leverage is making the Taliban bolder.
Copper, capital, and consequences: China’s mining gamble in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan
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.