How I left my uncle to the Taliban
In 1996, when the Taliban entered Herat, the city quickly changed. A few months earlier there had been celebrations of.
Human Rights, Women
Human Rights, Women
March 8: A story of resistance in the shadow of repression
In this piece, Lima Samimi says International Women’s Day has become a symbol of resistance for women in countries like.
Human Rights, Women
March 8 in Afghanistan: The Chador, lessons and everyday resistance
In this piece, a student in Herat describes the everyday experience of being a woman, the social restrictions she faces,.
Politics
Pakistan and the rule of law
In this op-ed, Natiq Malikzada writes that Pakistan’s rhetoric at the UN about the rule of law and accountability is.
Human Rights
‘Mahram’ policy and the cost to women’s education
In this piece, Jahanzeb Wesa argues that the Taliban’s mandatory mahram policy is not a religious necessity but a consequence.
Human Rights
Woman in a forbidden geography
In this piece, activist Jahanzeb Wesa writes that Afghan women exercise agency and quiet resistance under Taliban rule by making.
Global, Politics
The geopolitics of Balochistan’s hybrid insurgency
In this op-ed, Ajmal Sohail writes that Balochistan’s evolving hybrid insurgency has become a cross-border geopolitical threat, arguing that Pakistan’s.
Economy
Pakistan and India: Two economies, two trajectories
In this piece, Natiq Malikzada contrasts Pakistan’s deepening economic crisis with India’s relative stability and growth since 2022, arguing that.
Human Rights
A look at prohibition of slavery in Afghanistan’s legal system
Nasrullah Stanekzai argues that Afghanistan’s legal system has long abolished slavery and warns that the Taliban’s new penal code risks.
Society
Consequences of US’s unprecedented withdrawal from international organisations
In this piece, Nasrullah Stanekzai writes that the United States’ unprecedented withdrawal from international organisations risks undermining global cooperation, stability.