Afghanistan: Taliban code distinguishes between free and enslaved people
[ 2 minutes to read] We are returning to news from January 2026 because its significance deserves renewed attention. The Taliban…
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Malala calls for accountability for Taliban crimes against girls. Who is going to enforce it?
[ 5 minutes to read] Malala Yousafzai is once again demanding accountability for what the Taliban has done to Afghanistan’s women…
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Taliban rules reportedly institutionalize torture and permit child marriage
[ 3 minutes to read] Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities are turning some of their most extreme practices into an increasingly formal system…
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The Taliban wants American investment: Will it get it?
[ 5 minutes to read] Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has an unexpected message for the…
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The world is normalizing the Taliban. Half of surveyed Afghan women barely leave home
[ 9 minutes to read] Five years ago, the Taliban marched back into Kabul. Governments condemned them. Western politicians promised that…
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The situation in Afghanistan now: Five years under the Taliban
[ 16 minutes to read] Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, Taliban fighters entered Kabul. Afghanistan’s Western-backed government collapsed with…
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The Amish, the Hasidic, and the Taliban: Who is more extreme?
[ 14 minutes to read] It is a comparison that appears surprisingly often. Images of Amish horse-drawn buggies, Hasidic Jews in…
