The advent of Taliban rule in Afghanistan a year ago this month, after two decades under the more liberal, internationally supported Afghan National Government, threw the Afghan populace backward through a time warp. The return to Taliban oppression has been most traumatic for women and girls, who suddenly find themselves
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Taliban mark turbulent first year in power
The Taliban marked the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan with a national holiday Monday, following a turbulent year that saw women's rights crushed and a humanitarian crisis worsen. Exactly a year ago, the hardline Islamists captured Kabul after their nationwide lightning offensive against government forces ended 20
Taliban break promise on higher education for Afghan girls
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community. The surprising decision, confirmed by a Taliban official, is bound to disrupt efforts by the Taliban
As Afghan children wait for death
The situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly. American strategic incompetence and military inability may have caused it grave image loss and showed how weak it is, the concrete specter of death haunts those left behind in a spectacular display of betrayal. There is as yet no formal government and the
Biden, Taliban, Moscow and … Politics of temporary powers
US leftovers and the Taliban
The battle between the (The National Resistance Front (NRF))Panjshir forces and the Taliban is another indicator that almost all the belligerent forces are non-state actors in Afghanistan. There is no single notion of identity of state so tribal feelings overwhelmingly dominate. The US's twenty years of failed struggle to “construct”
Closed borders and hostile receptions await Afghan refugees
Whether desperately trying to get a place on the last evacuation flights out of Kabul or trekking to the borders with neighbouring Pakistan and Iran, tens of thousands of Afghans are fleeing their country once more. Events are unfolding at speed. The Taliban are establishing a central government in the capital
Afghanistan: Using Women as a political weapon?
The World Bank has suspended aid to Afghanistan, saying it is "deeply concerned" by the situation there, especially regarding women's rights, after the Taliban seized power, reports AP. Western media has also focused on the situation of women and the consequences of Taliban seizing power. One therefore finds it difficult
Was the 20 years US stay in Afghanistan worth it?
Two decades fighting the “war without end” did end but rather embarrassedly with the US hightailing amidst massive confusion and disarray leaving its allies perplexed. Biden is getting all the heat but several presidents have served since the take over two decades ago. Questions are now being thrown at the
Where did we go so wrong in Afghanistan?
President Biden’s decision to finally withdraw US forces from Afghanistan was the correct decision and certainly overdue. However, the lack of preparation to do so orderly and safely was yet another terrible mistake in a string of mistakes that have plagued the US from day one. Righting the wrong In his address