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The Pentagon’s review into the withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to an overhaul of how young enlisted leaders and officers are evaluated and promoted.
The United Nations special rapporteur on Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, reiterated in his latest report his call for states to establish a comprehensive mechanism to advance accountability in ...
Dr. Najmussama Shefajo's clinic was flooded with new patients after the Taliban banned women from nursing and midwife training courses back in December.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is instructing the Pentagon to launch a comprehensive review into the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Afghan women globally, as supported by Iranian women and international experts, have been calling to recognize the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan as gender apartheid - a system of ...
A woman dies from pregnancy related complications in Afghanistan every two hours due to a lack of access to health care and qualified medics. The situation has got even worse under the Taliban.
The US has donated nearly US$4 billion to Afghanistan since the Taliban came into power. Gutting USAID will have enormous consequences for women and children.
Internal rifts in the Taliban have come out into the open in recent weeks, in rare displays of disunity. Experts say it exposes an intensifying power struggle in the secretive armed group.
Afghanistan’s Art Scene Weighs in On Taliban Move to Ban Images of Living Things Cultural organizations are doing what they can to keep the nation’s powerful artistic representations alive ...
2024 was a tumultuous year for Afghanistan, marked by many significant events that will continue to challenge the country in 2025.
The year just ended was a tumultuous one for Afghanistan, marked by many significant events that will continue to challenge the country in 2025 ...
Bombardment by Pakistani military aircraft in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, the Afghan Taliban said, adding ...