Integrating religious values and protecting national interests are crucial to Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration, which has informed the United Nations that it will not tolerate external interference in its internal affairs. This response was submitted to the U.N. in light of an assessment on how to engage with the newly empowered Islamists, as requested by the …
At a time when Americans are deeply divided along party lines, a new poll reveals a significant consensus on one particular issue: The United States’ two-decade-long war in Afghanistan was not worth the fight. The poll, conducted by the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and The Associated Press-NORC Center for …
A series of devastating earthquakes struck western Afghanistan on Saturday, causing significant loss of life and widespread damage. The country’s national disaster authority confirmed that two earthquakes, both with a magnitude of 6.3, resulted in the deaths of dozens of people. While the United Nations initially reported a death toll of 320, this figure …
Islamabad, Pakistan— A suicide bomber detonated a powerful device near a mosque during a religious gathering to celebrate the birthday of Islam’s Prophet Mohammad, resulting in a tragic attack that claimed the lives of at least 52 people and left around 70 others injured. This deadly incident targeted both worshipers and police. Another attack, targeting …
U.N. Urged to Support Governments in Declaring Taliban’s Treatment of Women as “Gender Apartheid” The head of UN Women, Sima Bahous, has called on the U.N.’s most powerful body to support governments in legally declaring the Taliban’s crackdown on women and girls in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid.” In a meeting with the Security Council, Bahous …
The Taliban in Afghanistan is being urged by the United Nations to reform its treatment of prisoners, following the release of a new report detailing over 1,600 human rights violations. According to the report from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), more than half of the violations involved torture or other degrading treatment. …
In a shocking revelation, a new book titled “Kabul: The Untold Story of Biden’s Fiasco and the American Warriors Who Fought to the End” exposes the humiliating treatment of Marines before their departure from Kabul in August 2021. These Marines, who had just lost 13 comrades to a suicide bomber, were ordered to clean up …
The families of 13 American service members who tragically lost their lives during the flawed Afghanistan withdrawal led by President Joe Biden made a powerful impact on the nation last week. Their testimonies before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, exactly two years after the incident, were poignant and heartbreaking. They spoke with eloquence, dignity, and …
Massoud, a resident of Kabul, found himself in a perilous situation one chilly Sunday morning. In search of employment opportunities to support his family, he was suddenly confronted by pickup trucks filled with armed Taliban members. As he recounts to CBS News, these armed men pointed their AK-47s at him, forcefully handcuffed him, blindfolded him, …
August 1 August marks the arrival of high humidity in official Washington, leading to the departure of key figures like White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and their boss to seek refuge elsewhere. In 2021, Psaki and her family headed to the beach, Blinken visited his father in the Hamptons, …