For most teenage girls in Afghanistan, it’s been a year with no school. Source: Afghan girls face uncertain future after 1 year of no school Category: International
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By Hagai M. Segal The presence of Ayman al-Zawahiri in the heart of Kabul casts doubt on the Taliban’s pledge that the country will not be a haven for terrorists. Whether the Taliban limits itself to austere Islamist domestic policies or involves itself in external jihadist politics may depend on the winners and losers of […]
By Ben Wolfgang Al Qaeda’s top leader was hiding out inside the country with no apparent fear of arrest. Women and religious minorities face systematic oppression, international aid groups say, as the government rolls back basic human rights and steadily imposes a media blackout to cover it up. Source: Bitter anniversary: Old fears resurface as […]