by Our Correspondent in Doha In a significant move, the Ministry of Information and Culture of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) has announced the ban of several books, including Kitab Al-Tawheed
In modern warfare, the battle for territory is often accompanied by a battle for truth. Military operations are no longer judged solely by events on the ground but also by the competing
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For many children, the end of summer marks a familiar return to classrooms, friends, and routines. For some girls, however, the school year never begins again. Instead, a family holiday becomes a
More The Western border of Pakistan has become one of the busiest battlegrounds in the war against terrorism in the region. For years, Pakistan has been claiming that the terrorist groups strike inside
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For much of the period following the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021, European engagement with Afghanistan was shaped primarily by humanitarian assistance, migration management and limited diplomatic engagement. Counterterrorism remained
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U.S. strategic gaze in South Asia has, in recent years, drifted toward India’s ascent, the unresolved aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal, and the deepening rivalry with China. In this reshuffling of priorities,
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Few developments since the Taliban’s return to power have been as surprising as India’s gradual re-emergence in Afghanistan. In 2021, most observers assumed Islamabad would be the principal beneficiary of the new
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Objectification is a notion central to feminist theory. It can be roughly defined as seeing and/or treating a person, usually a woman, as an object. History has been replete with such cases,
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The latest round of tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban authorities has once again been accompanied by allegations of civilian casualties resulting from Pakistani military actions. Such allegations inevitably attract international attention,
More Herat, a historic city in western Afghanistan, has become the epicenter of renewed tension after women-led protests were violently dispersed by Taliban forces. According to testimonies collected and reported by El País,
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On the early morning of June 10, 2026, Pakistani military aircraft launched a series of cross-border airstrikes, targeting civilian and residential areas in the eastern Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar, and Paktika.
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