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Is the Haqqani Network Parting Ways With the Taliban Regime?

Is the Haqqani Network Parting Ways With the Taliban Regime?

By Muhammad Murad
A suicide attack killing a senior Haqqani Network leader underscores recent reports of tensions between the group and the Taliban's supreme leader.

Unbroken Chains: The Continuity of Systemic Corruption in Afghanistan

Unbroken Chains: The Continuity of Systemic Corruption in Afghanistan

By Mohammad Qadam Shah
For the Afghan people, the fight against corruption is not just a matter of governance – it is a matter of survival.
Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: Will the Taliban Adhere to CEDAW?

Women’s Rights in Afghanistan: Will the Taliban Adhere to CEDAW?

By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
In 2003, Afghanistan ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, but the Taliban do not see their government as a continuation of the former Afghan regime. 

Holding the Taliban Accountable Through the Media 

Holding the Taliban Accountable Through the Media 

By Harun Najafizada
The digital revolution and modern journalism allow us to cover Afghanistan during these critical times despite Taliban efforts to block us.

Afghanistan’s Reckoning Moment in the Fight for Women’s Rights 

Afghanistan’s Reckoning Moment in the Fight for Women’s Rights 

By Amy Smathers
Afghanistan’s women have not stopped fighting, and neither should the international community. 

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Virtue and Vice Law Further Affirms Taliban’s Power in Afghanistan

Virtue and Vice Law Further Affirms Taliban’s Power in Afghanistan

By Muhammad Murad
With the new virtue and vice law, the Taliban are on track to take the country back to the norms of their late 1990s rule.

Afghanistan: A Nation Deprived, a Future Denied

Afghanistan: A Nation Deprived, a Future Denied

By Coco Ree
Three years after the Taliban's return to power, Afghanistan seems condemned to a bleak future – but inside the country, girls still dream of better times.
Taliban Government Severs Ties With 14 Afghan Diplomatic Missions

Taliban Government Severs Ties With 14 Afghan Diplomatic Missions

By Catherine Putz
Unable to find ways to engage with embassies still controlled by representatives of the erstwhile Republic, the Taliban government has resorted to cutting ties, saying it won't accept documents issued by such missions.

Dignifying the Taliban in Doha While Reports of Systemic Sexual Violence Emerge

Dignifying the Taliban in Doha While Reports of Systemic Sexual Violence Emerge

By Lauryn Oates
There is overwhelming evidence that sexual assault perpetrated by Taliban officials is widespread and systemic, and that it occurs with total impunity. 

The Doha Meeting: Where Were the Afghan Women?

The Doha Meeting: Where Were the Afghan Women?

By Amina Zurmati and Qudratullah Zurmati
By marginalizing Afghan women, the U.N. risks perpetuating the very injustices it aims to address.

Security Through Human Rights – For Afghanistan, It’s Not ‘Either/Or’

Security Through Human Rights – For Afghanistan, It’s Not ‘Either/Or’

By Annie Pforzheimer and Asila Wardak
Civil rights and the personal safety of all citizens are mainstream security conversations, not “nice to have” goals or “Western” inventions. 
Zahra Joya on the Resilience of Afghanistan’s Women in the Face of Patriarchy and Pressure

Zahra Joya on the Resilience of Afghanistan’s Women in the Face of Patriarchy and Pressure

By Catherine Putz
Even before the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan's media landscape was largely male-dominated; women's stories were either underreported or misrepresented. So Joya founded Rukhshana Media.

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