Afghanistan: Opium prices soar after Taliban banned poppy farming, UN says traffickers earning 'massive profits'
Opium prices in Afghanistan have skyrocketed, nearing record highs and primarily benefiting large traffickers and organised ...
U.S. aid cuts could be ‘death sentence’ for Afghan women studying abroad
A group of more than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban regime to study in Oman say they are at risk of imminent ...
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Cutting Aid to Afghanistan Could Push Taliban Closer to Russia and China, Foreign Policy Expert Tells TML
A January 2025 SIGAR report emphasized that the Taliban—whom the US does not recognize as Afghanistan’s government and has ...
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Afghanistan: Top UN envoy calls for ‘a moment of realism’, as Taliban’s isolation grows
The top UN envoy for Afghanistan on Monday underscored the need for realistic engagement with the country as humanitarian and ...
Why are Afghan opium prices soaring? Explained
In 2024, opium prices reached ₹65,486 per kilogram, a tenfold growth from ₹6,535 per kilogram in 2022 when the Taliban ...
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected despite ban on education
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected despite ban on education - Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan ...
Afghan women who fled Taliban to study abroad face imminent return after USAID cuts
More than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban to pursue higher education in Oman now face imminent return back to ...
In their own words: Spend a day with Afghan women living under Taliban rule
The BBC spends the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what their lives look like under the Taliban government.
Taliban insist Afghan women’s rights are protected as UN says their bans cannot be ignored
The Taliban issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, ...
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Pakistan draws world attention to threat from Afghan terrorist organizations
Pakistan has once again drawn the attention of the international community to the greatest threat to security and stability ...
He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman.
Abdul Qahar Ghorbandi, head of Afghanistan’s Taxpayers Services Directorate, has the hard job of raising money in an ...
Inches from resettling, an Afghan refugee family looks to Wisconsin senator for help
The family of an Afghan woman who helped 150 female college students flee Kabul is stranded in Pakistan and facing ...