Afghanistan

The Taliban’s jihadi seminaries not only function as recruitment bases, but as centers of extremist indoctrination they pose a significant threat to the entire world.

“Dozens of Tajikistan citizens have been killed in our operations and dozens of others have been arrested,” acting Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said.

The year was dominated by elections, and political and economic instability. Amid the bad news, India landed a spacecraft near the Moon’s south pole.

Afghanistan under the Taliban was once again shunned from the COP28 climate change conference.

Ultimately, restoring sustainable peace in Afghanistan is the only durable solution to the plight of its refugees. But there is much that can be done to work toward that goal and help people now.

According to U.S. officials, the final speaker of the Afghan Republic's parliament and his son were merrily robbing the country blind with various schemes tied particularly to fuel contracts.

Tajikistan is the strongest critic of the Taliban in Central Asia and continues to host dialogues featuring a diversity of Afghan voices.

Afghanistan has became “ground-zero for human rights and a graveyard of international norms.” 

While the canal project is a source of promise, it faces many challenges, not the least of which is unease in Central Asia about water security. 

The hardliners within the Taliban have consolidated their position, and the specter of the group’s implosion seems improbable in the near term. 

It is now up to the Indian government to decide whether to keep it shut or consider alternatives, including handing it over to Taliban officials.

Why are sanctioned Taliban leaders allowed to travel abroad for medical treatment while their policies push Afghanistan’s healthcare system to the edge of collapse?