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The Taliban cannot defeat Afghan women’s thirst for education
The Taliban has eroded the rights of women. But Afghans are not taking the regime’s draconian policies lying down, and nor should the rest of the world
The terrible fate facing the Afghan people
The perilous situation in the country is not the result only of Taliban activities. It is the result of the sanctions imposed on Afghanistan.
Gender equality is a political priority
Here’s how the EU is continuing to support women and girls worldwide
Afghanistan’s poppy fields bloom
It is not clear yet whether the Taliban government will clamp down on the illicit trade
Afghan women face threat of a new age of darkness
The Taliban must respect women’s rights if it is serious about fostering economic development
What difference did 9/11 make to the United States?
When the next terrorist attacks come, will US presidents be able to channel public demand for revenge by precise targeting, explaining the trap that terrorists set, and focusing…
Insurrection envy in the land of the Taliban’nyana
The ANC’s inability to meet deadlines could have given us more municipal managers with bodybuilding certificates
Meet the daring South African pilot who saved displaced Afghan people
Captain Neil Steyl, from Cape Town, and his crew from Safe Air Company have been based at Kulob for a month, assisting the Americans with evacuating both people and equipment.
Afghanistan’s 48-year history of uncertainty
Counter-insurgency and foreign interference foment extremism and rarely achieve peace
Most South Africans in Afghanistan have been evacuated
‘The Taliban also registered the serial numbers of their weapons and just asked them not to move around in the streets while armed but stay within the compound until everything…
Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan despite panic in Kabul
In his first public appearance since the Islamist insurgents seized control of the country at the weekend, Biden admitted the Taliban advance had unfolded more quickly than…
Taliban in control of Afghanistan, panic in Kabul
Victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul on Monday after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan’s 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city’s airport trying to flee…
The blankest spot on Trump’s world map
In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents — UN
The bloody milestone comes as the US steps up its air campaign in Afghanistan while pushing for a peace deal with the Taliban
War vets prepare for battle at Invictus Games
The event brings together 500 competitors from 18 countries