Tag: Taliban
Taliban bans women from higher education in Afghanistan
This ban "takes Afghanistan back to the Taliban's first period of rule when girls could not receive formal education."
How feminists can support Afghan women living under the Taliban
Afghanistan’s underlying economic and humanitarian problems, which disproportionately affect women and girls, cannot simply be ignored because of the Taliban’s record.”
Why the Taliban’s promise to stop the opium trade rings hollow
Uncertainty abounds over what the Taliban’s opium policy will actually look like. In the meantime, the farmers are planting the seeds for next year’s crop right now.
After 20 years of lies and war, US retreat underway as...
"It's like the United States lost another war after destabilizing a country that will likely be a failed state for decades, something which has happened multiple times in the 'War on Terrorism.'"
Afghan troops say Taliban are brothers and war is ‘not really...
Afghan troops whose lives hang in the balance in the latest peace talks.
Trump-Taliban talks like those with N. Korea – a photo op...
Trump-Taliban is just for show, like Trump-North Korea. It is like a photo op on the deck of the Titanic as it headed to sea.
Priciest US weapon, the F-35, just attacked one of world’s most...
Why did the US military have a vertical-take-off F-35B launched from an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean make an attack on a Taliban position in Afghanistan?
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JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
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Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.
Trump expected to appoint Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, drawing alarm over aggressive...
Known for his strident foreign policy positions, Rubio has consistently backed increased U.S. intervention abroad.
Removing hydropower dams can restore ecosystems, build climate resilience, and restore tribal lands
Hydropower dams, initially celebrated as feats of engineering, are now scrutinized for their negative environmental and societal impacts.