Afghanistan
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Taliban releases detained UN staff members in Afghanistan: a small step amid ongoing concerns
The release of two United Nations staff members by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan has provided a rare moment of relief amid continuing concerns about human rights and international operations…
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Afghan refugees face an uncertain future as Europe shifts to the right
Five years after the fall of Kabul, thousands of Afghan evacuees who resettled across Europe face mounting legal precarity and the prospect of deportation.
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Pakistan’s attacks on Afghanistan are about more than the TTP
Pakistan’s recent military escalations and airstrikes within Afghan territory, officially framed as targeted counterterrorism operations against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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Aid cuts, employment bans, movement restrictions: The triple threat to Afghan women
Women-led organizations in Afghanistan face severe existential pressures as Afghan women civil society aid declines sharply alongside compounding movement restrictions. According to UN Women, sweeping Taliban directives banning female employment and public…
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The Taliban’s war on education: ‘Nobody talks about what is happening to the boys’
Universities face growing restrictions and loss of academic freedom. Five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghan students describe a higher education system increasingly shaped by religious control and…
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Restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment in Afghanistan could lead to a loss of over 25,000 female teachers and health workers by 2030
Afghanistan could lose more than 25,000 female professionals by 2030 Ongoing restrictions on girls’ education and women’s employment could result in the loss of approximately 20,000 female teachers and 5,400…
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The Beijing Dialogue: De-escalating the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border War
The Transition from Border Skirmishes to Trilateral Diplomacy On April 2, 2026, high-level delegations from Pakistan and Afghanistan met in Beijing for a Chinese-brokered summit intended to end three months…