Month: August 2025
The Unrelenting Taliban War Against Women
Since August 2021, the Taliban has launched a ruthless and determined war…
With the Taliban’s Return, Afghanistan Reemerges as a Terrorist Haven
Several reports demonstrate that since the Taliban takeover in 2021, the threat…
Being a Woman Is a Silent Crime
A Woman’s Story from Panjshir, Passing Through Taliban Checkpoints Panjshir, July 30,…
Richard Bennett: Taliban Rule Is Not Permanent—Change Is Inherent in Afghanistan’s History
Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights…
Four Years Under Taliban Rule: Escalating Repression, Humanitarian Crisis, and Global Inaction
On the fourth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power (15 August…
Saleh Mohammad Khaliq: Guardian of Balkh’s Identity and Voice of Cultural Resistance
In the tumultuous history of contemporary Afghan literature, Saleh Mohammad Khaliq (1955–2025)…
Afghanistan in the Taliban’s Grip: Four Years of Suppression, Terror, and Crisis
Four years after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul on August 15, 2021,…
Taliban Flog 23 People, Including a Woman, in Four Provinces
In yet another instance of harsh punishment, the Taliban publicly flogged 23…
UN Report: Taliban Harbors Terrorist Groups, Poses Global Security Threat
United Nations experts, in a report to the Security Council, state that…
Taliban’s Tourism Diplomacy: Foreign Women Enjoy Freedoms Denied to Afghan Women
As the Taliban detains Afghan women and girls in public and denies…
