Afghanistan Issue
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Afghanistan a year after the Taliban occupation: An ongoing war on human rights
But Aug. 15 marks one year since the Taliban takeover and occupation of Afghanistan, and it’s not a happy occasion for…
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A Short Visit to the Taliban’s Tense and Quiet Capital
The Taliban are still finding their way around Kabul, the capital they took with the rest of Afghanistan last summer,…
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Is Nonviolent Resistance Against the Taliban Possible?
It is a dark age for Afghanistan. Omar Sadr The National Interest The reemergence of the Taliban twenty years after…
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The media spotlight on Afghanistan is fading fast – but the agony of its people is far from over
It took the international community two long decades of sacrifices with blood and fortune to establish some sort of representative…
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Pakistan’s Hard Policy Choices in Afghanistan
Pitfalls lie ahead for Pakistan’s domestic security and its foreign relations. ICG The Pakistani government should encourage Afghanistan’s new authorities…
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Afghan-Pakistan in a heated border fence fight
PESHAWAR – Pakistan’s unilateral demarcation of the border with Afghanistan is being viewed by experts as a “diplomatic gain,” but…
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Toward a New Mandate for the UN Mission in Afghanistan
In this Q&A, Crisis Group experts Ashish Pradhan and Graeme Smith discuss how the UN Security Council could update its…
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UN calls for $7 billion in aid for Afghanistan as ‘full-blown humanitarian catastrophe looms’
The United Nations requires A$7 billion in aid for Afghanistan in 2022 to avert a humanitarian catastrophe and offer the…
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Why the Hazara people fear genocide in Afghanistan
In the aftermath of the withdrawal of international troops from Afghanistan, violence against the Hazara population has escalated. Sitarah Mohammadi…
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Despite promises, Taliban begin evicting Afghanistan’s ethnic Hazaras from their land
WARNING: This story contains one picture containing graphic content. “Everyone was horrified — men, women and children … we were in…
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More than 100,000 Afghans apply for Australian humanitarian visas
More than 100,000 Afghans are estimated to have applied for a humanitarian visa to come to Australia since the fall…
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The American Empire Is Unwinding
The bad news stemming from the ill-planned and ill-managed US evacuation of the Afghan capital just kept coming in. Andrew…
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Afghanistan’s Taliban Expand Their Interim Government
In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Ibraheem Bahiss discusses what the moves may mean for Afghan politics and international reactions…
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‘Over the moon’: 10 Afghan orphans start new life in Australia but fear for others still trying to flee
As the Taliban tightened its grip on power in Afghanistan – casting girls from schools, ordering women home from work, and…
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The Winner in Afghanistan: China
It couldn’t be more significant in ways few in this country can even begin to grasp. Alfred W. McCoy CounterPunch…
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European Strategic Autonomy After Afghanistan
But whether anxiety will spur action remains far from certain. Ana Palacio Project Syndicate MADRID – There is good reason…
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