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American Leaders Should Hold the Taliban Accountable, Not Engage With Them
By Natalie Gonnella-Platts
It’s past time for the U.S. and the international community to use the tools at their disposal – such as expanding targeted sanctions – to hold the Taliban to account.
Afghan Women, Erased From Public Life, Are Turning to Instagram
By Humaira Rabin
The content they share is varied, and often inspiring. It ranges from showcasing their daily lives to sharing inspirational posts and promoting local businesses.
Taliban at the Helm: Afghanistan’s Foreign Aid Crisis
By Muhammad Ahmad Khan
How can the international community ensure that aid reaches the needy without empowering the Taliban or helping them consolidate their authoritarian regime?
Tiny Steps for TAPI in the Taliban’s Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
The Taliban authorities say that around 3 kilometers of the pipeline has been completed, out of more than 770 km needed to bring Turkmen gas to the Pakistani border.
Afghan Asylum Seekers in Germany Fear for Their Future
By Nicholas Muller
Germany's stricter migration policies and political shift rightward raise concerns among Afghans and experts.
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.
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.
From Doha Accord to Doha Process: Why the International Community Fails to Bring Peace to Afghanistan
By Muhammad Murad
The U.S. and the global community have repeatedly failed to recognize that engaging with the Taliban alone will not bear fruitful results.
‘No to the Taliban!’ Afghans Gather in Washington to Demand Action
By Catherine Putz
Three years after the Taliban returned to power, the Afghan diaspora in the Washington, D.C. area demonstrated outside the White House calling for concrete action.
The UN’s Capitulation to the Taliban
By Davood Moradian
For decades, the United Nations has failed Afghanistan.
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’
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.
Afghanistan Under the Taliban: No Country for Women
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Afghan women are tremendously resilient. But resilience can’t last forever on its own; it needs to be supported and nurtured.
Meeting the Climate Crisis in Afghanistan
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
As the dilemma on recognition and assistance remains unresolved, Afghanistan will be subjected to a vicious cycle of conflict with climate change acting as a threat multiplier.
Turkmenistan’s Afghanistan Policy: Balancing Risks and Untapped Opportunities
By Eldaniz Gusseinov
Ashgabat has a delicate balance to maintain between hewing to its traditional neutrality and mitigating potential threats from Afghanistan.
Most UN Security Council Members Demand Taliban Rescind Decrees Seriously Oppressing Women and Girls
By Edith M. Lederer
Russia, China, Mozambique, and Algeria didn't sign on to the statement.
A Reality Check on Afghanistan’s Isolation Under the Taliban
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Beneath the U.N. secretary general’s claims of consensus in Doha, a clear division is visible among countries regarding whether and how to do business with the Taliban.
Impasse at Torkham: Pakistan’s Border Closure a Pressure Tactic on the Taliban
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Pakistan is leveraging the border as a tool of pressure to secure its political interests vis-a-vis Afghanistan.
It’s Time to Confront the Taliban’s Corruption
By David J. Kramer, Natalie Gonnella-Platts, and Jessica Ludwig
Fundamental to the Taliban’s vicious pursuit of power is the strategic use of corruption and kleptocracy.
The Plight of Deported Afghans
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
An unending refugee and humanitarian crisis the world seems to have forgotten.
Alarm Over Hijab Enforcement Exposes Afghanistan’s Dire Need for Direct Engagement
By Freshta Jalalzai
Resolving the complex issues that Afghans face demands more than just external envoy efforts. It necessitates direct engagement with the people of Afghanistan.
Tajikistan and the Taliban: A Lone Voice in Central Asia
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
Tajikistan is the strongest critic of the Taliban in Central Asia and continues to host dialogues featuring a diversity of Afghan voices.
Managing Dissent Within: The Taliban Way
By Shanthie Mariet D’Souza
The hardliners within the Taliban have consolidated their position, and the specter of the group’s implosion seems improbable in the near term.
Russia Hosts Taliban for Talks on Regional Threats and Says It Will Keep Funding Afghanistan
By Associated Press
The talks in the Russian city of Kazan came as Moscow is trying to maintain its influence in Central Asia even as it wages war on Ukraine.
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