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Taliban
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.
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