Taliban
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Rising number of Afghan girls being sold into child marriage.
Poverty and Taliban policies fuel child marriage. Child marriage is increasing rapidly in Afghanistan. According to the report, poverty and Taliban policies are reversing years of progress. As a result,…
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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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Why Are the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan in an “Open War”?
Historical Roots of Tension Initially, relations were shaped by cooperation, as Pakistan supported the Afghan Taliban during decades of conflict to secure influence in Afghanistan. Emergence of a Key Militant…
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The Second Trump Administration Turns a Blind Eye to Afghanistan
Historical Context of U.S. Involvement First, Afghanistan dominated U.S. foreign policy debates during the earlier presidency of Donald Trump. The administration negotiated a 2020 agreement with the Taliban to withdraw…
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The Taliban in Afghanistan
Origins of the Taliban First, the Taliban emerged in the early 1990s after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. The movement combined former mujahideen fighters and religious students educated in Pakistani…