Not only Americans risked life and limb to serve in Afghanistan

Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC's Frank Gardner ...
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Taliban Cracks Down On Private Children's Homes In Afghanistan

The Taliban has shut down several private children’s homes across Afghanistan in recent weeks. The move is part of the ...
Reuters

In pictures: When the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan

The Taliban controlled most of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, when it was ousted for harboring al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.

Rights for women deteriorating four years after Taliban takeover in Afghanistan

It’s been more than four years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan - and according to human rights organisations, ...

The challenge of medical access in rural Afghanistan: 'Before the clinic was set up, we used to give birth at home, and three or four women died every month'

French photographer Elise Blanchard visited doctors, nurses and patients in Afghanistan's rural areas. After decades of war ...
The DiplomatOpinion

Why Iran’s Popular Resistance Exposes the Taliban’s Deepest Vulnerabilities

The ongoing protests in Iran have the Taliban in Afghanistan worried. In Iran’s streets, the Taliban see the seeds of their ...