Editorials Aug 19, 2022
The past year has been hard on the Afghan people. The country’s economy has collapsed and many citizens have been pushed into poverty.
Commentary / World Aug 17, 2022
The Afghan abyss: One year after the U.S. pullout
by Brahma Chellaney
The Taliban regime is behaving as expected, turning the country into a breeding ground for international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, and mass migration.
More Sports Aug 17, 2022
Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule
The Australian Olympic Committee said five Afghan families with "ties to the Olympic movement" had arrived in Australia in recent months following a 12-month project to bring them to safety.
World Aug 14, 2022
Misery and disease conquer Afghanistan a year into Taliban rule
by Joe Stenson and Qubad Wali
The United Nations says the humanitarian crisis facing the country is now the world's worst.
World Aug 14, 2022
To tighten their grip, they have poured fighters into the Panshjir Valley, home to the only conventional military threat the Islamists have faced since their takeover.
World Aug 13, 2022
Inside Afghanistan's secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban
by Jay Deshmukh, Emma Clark and Aysha Safi
Since seizing power a year ago, the Taliban have imposed harsh restrictions on girls and women to comply with their austere vision of Islam — effectively squeezing them out of public life.
World Aug 8, 2022
A year on, Afghans hide out fearing death by data
by Rina Chandran and Orooj Hakimi
In the past year, human rights groups and the U.N. have documented the killing or enforced disappearance of hundreds of former members of the security forces.
Commentary / World Aug 3, 2022
Al-Zawahri killing was a great success of a bygone era
by Hal Brands
After 9/11, the U.S. built a man-hunting machine without parallel in human history. But today, its priorities lie elsewhere.
World Aug 3, 2022
Biden's al-Qaida counterterrorism win masks some concerns with strategy
by Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay
The CIA drone strike that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri relied on a perfect set of conditions, analysts say.
World | FOCUS Aug 2, 2022
Al-Qaida leader's killing highlights Afghanistan’s renewed role as terrorist haven
by Gabriel Dominguez
The death of Ayman al-Zawahri has spotlighted the extent to which the group seems to once again be operating freely in the Taliban-ruled country following the U.S. withdrawal.
World Aug 2, 2022
Biden says U.S. strike in Kabul killed a planner of 9/11 attacks
by Nancy Cook, Jenny Leonard and Akayla Gardner
The drone strike had been planned for weeks, according to a senior administration official, and included a scale model of al-Zawahri’s house in Kabul.
Asia Pacific Jul 21, 2022
U.N. sheds light on human rights abuses in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover
by Gabriel Dominguez
“Our monitoring reveals that … the people of Afghanistan, in particular women and girls, are deprived of the full enjoyment of their human rights," the report said.