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Iran’s Taliban Charm Offensive

Iran’s Taliban Charm Offensive

By Jack Roush
Tehran’s growing engagement with Kabul underscores a calculated effort to navigate its own economic and geopolitical challenges.

Taliban at the Helm: Afghanistan’s Foreign Aid Crisis 

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?
Afghanistan Continues to Refine Its Extraction Strategy

Afghanistan Continues to Refine Its Extraction Strategy

By Patrick Yeager
The Taliban are gradually increasing revenue streams from resource extraction operations in an effort to minimize the impact of Western pressure. 

Afghan Asylum Seekers in Germany Fear for Their Future

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.

Why Does It Matter What We Call the Oppression of Afghan Women?

Why Does It Matter What We Call the Oppression of Afghan Women?

By Nazila Jamshidi
What we want is for the cruelty being endured by women and girls in Afghanistan to be called what it actually is: gender apartheid, and a crime against humanity.

What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?
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What’s Driving Taiwan’s Mass Protests?

Afghan Migrants Face Deepening Despair as Iran Intensifies Deportations 

Afghan Migrants Face Deepening Despair as Iran Intensifies Deportations 

By Abdullah Mohammadi and Jennifer Vallentine
Pakistan and Turkey have also ramped up the deportation of Afghans in recent years, with devastating humanitarian implications.

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. 

Closing the Afghan Embassy in London Is a Moral and Diplomatic Mistake

Closing the Afghan Embassy in London Is a Moral and Diplomatic Mistake

By Ramiz Bakhtiar
Thousands of Afghan nationals residing in the U.K. rely on essential services provided by the embassy in London.

The Taliban’s Make-or-Break Push for Agricultural Self-Sufficiency

The Taliban’s Make-or-Break Push for Agricultural Self-Sufficiency

By Patrick Yeager
Agricultural plans are a critical part of the Taliban’s efforts to win the support of regional powers, diversify revenue streams, expand domestic control, and improve livelihoods across the country.
The Global Community Must Stop Enabling the Taliban’s Abuse

The Global Community Must Stop Enabling the Taliban’s Abuse

By Natalie Gonnella-Platts
The United Nations and other international players regularly undermine their own posture against the Taliban through leniency, loopholes, and lack of sanctions enforcement.

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