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An aerial view from a medevac helicopter shows the Helmand river in Helmand province.

Iran’s clashes with Afghanistan over water could reveal deeper ambitions

Tension over the Helmand River has a long history. While violent clashes could have wider implications, there are also signs that Tehran can be pragmatic toward Kabul.

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An Afghan man walks past a wall mural in Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province on February 6, 2023.

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Nearly two years after Taliban takeover, Afghans say they are tired and scared

Interviewees express exasperation over living under Taliban rule, especially regarding the severe restrictions on girls and women

Shelly Kittleson 02 April 2023

Since the Taliban came to power in August 2021, speculation had been rife that women’s rights would be curtailed. That fear came true in December 2022, when girls’ education was officially banned

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Banned from schools, Afghan girls face bleak future

Since the Taliban came to power in August 2021, speculation had been rife that women's rights would be curtailed. That fear came true in December 2022, when girls' education was officially banned

Shelly Kittleson 03 February 2023

Nooruddin Azizi, acting Afghan Minster of Commerce and Industry, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kabul, Afghanistan December 25, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara

Taliban Seeks Economic Self-Sufficiency and Foreign Investment for Afghanistan, Minister Says

The Taliban administration will encourage self-sufficiency and wants international trade and investment, the acting commerce minister said, as Afghanistan faces isolation and suspension of some…

03 January 2023

Taliban fighters check the site of an explosion, near the Interior Ministry, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul's military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding several people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Taliban: Kabul Checkpoint Bomb Blast Kills, Wounds Several

A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan. No one…

AP 01 January 2023

What Awaits the Middle East in 2023?

Individually and collectively, the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have experienced a slew of concerns in 2022 as the world has shifted under the weight of superpower conflicts…

Dalia Ziada 30 December 2022

FILE - Afghan women students stand outside the Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Dec. 21, 2022. The United Nations' human rights chief on Tuesday Dec. 27, 2022 decried increasing restrictions on women's rights in Afghanistan, urging the country's Taliban rulers to reverse them immediately. He pointed to “terrible consequences” of a decision to bar women from working for non-governmental organizations. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Aid Groups: Afghans Will Die Because of Ban On Women in NGOs

Major aid agencies on Thursday warned that Afghans will die because of the Taliban order banning women from working at nongovernmental groups, and stressed that female staff are crucial for the…

AP 29 December 2022

European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell attends the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2022. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw

EU Strongly Condemns Taliban Ban On Female Staff At NGOs

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Sunday strongly condemned Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration's order to ban women from working at all local and foreign non-governmental organizations …

25 December 2022

Afghan women chant slogans in protest against the closure of universities to women by the Taliban in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 22, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer

Taliban Minister Defends Closing Universities To Women As Global Backlash Grows

Afghanistan's Taliban-run administration said on Thursday it had closed universities to women partly due to female students not adhering to its interpretation of the Islamic dress code, in a decision…

22 December 2022

FILE - A girl holds a chicken in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, April 28, 2022. A senior official with the International Committee of the Red Cross says that Afghans will struggle for their lives as the country braces for its second winter under Taliban rule and faces plummeting humanitarian conditions. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Red Cross: Afghans Will Struggle For Their Lives This Winter

More Afghans will be struggling for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the year ahead, a top official of the International Committee of the Red Cross said in an interview, as the country…

AP 21 November 2022

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