Jurist

Afghanistan dispatch: international terror groups have found a home in Taliban territory

Law students and young lawyers in Afghanistan are filing reports with JURIST on the situation there after the Taliban takeover. Here, a Staff Correspondent for JURIST in Kabul reports on several ...
The National Interest

Afghanistan Is a Threat to Global Security Once Again

Twenty-one years ago, before the Taliban enabled Al Qaeda to launch the tragic 9/11 attacks from Afghan soil, Afghanistan was a no man’s land. Dozens of regional and transnational terrorist and ...
The Diplomat

Bridging Divides: Finding a Regional and International Consensus for Afghanistan’s Future

Afghanistan’s tumultuous landscape has been further shaped by the return to power of the Taliban in August 2021. The return marked a pivotal moment in the country’s history. Since their resurgence, ...
Human Rights Watch

Open Letter on Afghanistan to Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations

We, the undersigned Afghanistan and international human rights and civil society organisations, write to you once again to share our concerns regarding the grave human rights and humanitarian crisis ...
The Hill

The world is ignoring ethnic cleansing in Afghanistan — again

In the final weeks of 2022, the Taliban made headlines for banning women in Afghanistan from working in humanitarian organizations and attending universities. These moves are being rightfully ...
International Rescue Committee

As economic crisis continues to grip Afghanistan, IRC welcomes the much-needed transfer of payment for new afghani banknotes to arrive in the country

Kabul, Afghanistan, October 31, 2022 — The IRC welcomes the steps taken by the US Government, de-facto authorities in Afghanistan, international banks, and currency printing companies to facilitate ...
The Diplomat

Catalyzing Renewable Energy: Path to Afghanistan’s Economic Revival

A wind farm in Panjshir province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2009. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Daniel Wilkinson (US State Department). Afghanistan’s heavy reliance on international aid — in 2021 foreign aid ...
Foreign Affairs

Afghanistan’s Women Are on Their Own

Life under the Taliban is the worst women’s rights crisis on the planet. When the Taliban returned to power last August, they imposed immediate and brutal restrictions, the harshest of which were ...
Phys.org

Afghanistan's August 2025 earthquake reveals the cost of international isolation, scientists warn

On August 31 at midnight, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Afghanistan's eastern Kunar Province near the Pakistan border. Despite being moderate in magnitude, the earthquake caused extensive ...
The Hill

Afghanistan’s neighbors don’t want another civil war

Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, recently declared he will defeat the Taliban “no matter the odds.” For Massoud to mount a military threat to the Taliban, he ...
PBS

Afghanistan, Two Years After: Taliban Repression and Humanitarian Crises Intensify

On Aug. 15, 2021, the Taliban took back control of Afghanistan following a brutal two-decade war against the U.S.-led coalition and Afghan forces. FRONTLINE’s three-part documentary series America and ...