How do the Taliban鈥檚 foes survive in Afghanistan? A story of Afghans living in sheltered anonymity, protecting their physical selves 鈥� and their pasts.
With Afghanistan facing the confluence of Taliban rule, a collapsed economy, and a winter of growing hunger, a search for the human face of the crisis.
Mental disorders, on the rise worldwide since the pandemic erupted, are especially acute in Iran, fueled by economic crisis and political repression.
Despite professing a belief in free speech, the Taliban are silencing critics in keeping with their approach to imposing control over Afghanistan.
Behind the attacks on former Afghan officials is a story of Taliban success and failure: well-indoctrinated fighters who are ill-prepared to move on.
As Afghanistan fell back into Taliban control earlier this year, our writer stayed in touch with sources she鈥檇 developed there over the years. She learned that not everything had fallen into chaos. Young Afghan Scouts were delivering help, and hope.
A winter of hardship looming for Afghans poses a dilemma for aid donors leery of indirectly helping the Taliban. Some are seeking creative solutions.
Victory on the battlefield is one thing. Governing millions of people with vision is another. In Afghanistan, the stress on the Taliban is showing.
Two years into the campaign for accountability in Lebanon, a Beirut gun battle was a not-subtle reminder of how entrenched powers resist change.
Afghan midwives present a conundrum for the Taliban: educated women performing lifesaving work that the Taliban will not allow a male doctor to do.
The U.S. evacuation of Kabul deprived Afghanistan of many of its best-trained citizens. The country will struggle to do without them; some regret that.
How long will the Taliban tolerate independent journalism? Many Afghan reporters fled amid threats, but many stayed, to boldly do their jobs.
The Taliban face Afghans protective of social gains made during the 20-year American presence 鈥� on women鈥檚 rights, health, education, and the economy.
The Taliban path to victory in Kabul ran through northern Afghanistan where a decadelong strategy of recruiting ethnic minorities paid off.
The Taliban鈥檚 stunning victory has left Afghan citizens reeling after their political and military leaders folded. Many are fearful for their future.
During peace talks, Taliban leaders promised a softening of their hard-line stances. Those who have been living under their rule have not seen it.
Will the shift in Iran from a moderate to a hard-liner as president create tensions with the West? In nuclear talks, it may create an opening.
As Taliban insurgents sweep across Afghanistan, the assassination of a defiant district governor is a case study in loss, but also courage.
If the Beirut port blast exemplified government ineptitude, the energized civil society that has led the rebuilding effort has showcased resilience.
Pakistan鈥檚 heavy investment in the Taliban helped lead them toward a sweeping victory in Afghanistan. Why that鈥檚 giving Pakistan second thoughts.
