Children are denied education, women are barred from work, and minorities live under constant threat.
Afghanistan’s Institutionalized Silence and the Cost of Inaction
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Taliban Rule is Not Authoritarian but Despotic Totalitarianism
Like any totalitarian regime, the Taliban aims to moralize its ideology to such an extent that domestic opposition becomes highly improbable–but not impossible.
Russia Recognizes Taliban’s Apartheid Regime in Afghanistan
It’s all part of Putin’s strategy of courting Islamic powers, dissing the West, and sidelining human rights.
The Olympic Refugee Team Was an Inspiration — And Also a Tragedy
For all the triumph of this year’s team of refugee competitors, their presence spoke to the need to end global mass displacement.
The World’s Nod to Taliban Misogyny?
The international community made a mistake in allowing the Taliban to exclude the voices of women and civil society in a recent meeting in Doha.
The Death of Democracy in Pakistan
The Biden administration is all too willing to to sacrifice democracy and human rights concerns on the altar of strategic interest.
Will the Taliban Revolt Against its Leadership?
The Taliban contains many contending factions, but that’s also a source of its stability.
Stabilizing Afghanistan
Here’s how to promote projects inside Afghanistan that benefit and empower the people.
Is Afghanistan Balkanizing under the Taliban Rule?
On the one-year anniversary of their seizure of power, the Taliban now face a wholly different threat.
The Taliban or a Failed State?
Helping to prevent the Afghan economy from collapsing is in the interest of Afghans, the region, and the United States as well.