UN Women: Afghans Overwhelmingly Back Girls’ Education
The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women said at a press briefing in Geneva that...
Afghanistan
Taliban Envoy Claims Afghans Can “Move Freely” Nationwide
Sardar Ahmad Shakib, the Taliban’s ambassador in Islamabad, said Afghans today can “move freely” across the country—despite the group’s Amr...
A Home Bartered Behind Closed Doors
Today, as I tried to write down the memories of that “dark and bitter” day, I didn’t know where or...
The Republic Began Dying in the Palaces, Not on the Frontlines
We were a generation raised amid the sparks of war, among the echoes of explosions and the smell of gunpowder;...
Women’s Movements: Global Inaction Fuels Taliban Abuses
On the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, Afghan women’s protest movements issued a joint statement declaring that...
Why Did Jihadi Leaders Flee Instead of Resisting the Fall of the Republic?
As the fourth anniversary of the Republic’s collapse approaches, a central question resurfaces: why did Afghanistan’s traditional parties and jihadi...
Why Abdullah Abdullah Never Transitioned from “Polite Partner” to “Decisive Leader”?
In both of the Republic’s final elections, I voted for Abdullah Abdullah. What follows is less a political essay and...
Inside the Arg
For the final three years of the Republic, I served in the Office of Administrative Affairs—an institution responsible for core...
Why We Abandoned the Outpost Without Firing a Shot?
I won’t use my real name. You may write: “a former police officer from a southern border district.” Our outpost...
Anoosh Dastgir Named Netherlands U-18 Head Coach
Dutch media report that Anoosh Dastgir, the former head coach of Afghanistan’s national football team, has been appointed head coach...