Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued a draconian decree that makes sodomy punishable by death and allows men to beat their wives so long as they don’t break bones or leave visible, lasting ...
The airstrikes came hours after Afghan troops had attacked Pakistani border positions and follow months of worsening relations between the neighboring countries. By Elian Peltier Safiullah Padshah and ...
After failing to obtain the release of three U.S. prisoners from Taliban custody using the ‘carrot’ method, U.S. leaders suddenly appear prepared to deploy the stick. On Feb. 13, Senior Director for ...
600 men from Panjshir have been incorporated into the Taliban’s defense and interior ministries, with another 1,500 to be recruited to protect Taliban interests in the province. When the Taliban ...
Several Democrats voted against a new bill that the measure's proponents say would claw back U.S. funds that wind up in the hands of the Taliban weekly. The No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act passed ...
The beginning of 2026 has been one of turmoil in the Middle East due to serious divisions inside the Taliban leadership, according to a recent BBC investigation. The report paints a picture that show ...
Ikramuddin Saree, a former police commander in Afghanistan's Takhar and Baghlan provinces under the pre-Taliban republic, was shot dead on the evening of December 24 outside his office in Tehran.
Magnus Marsden has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The Taliban’s morality police recently summoned four young men in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan for ...
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The Gurkha who fought 200 soldiers with one arm
In the final months of World War 2, Rifleman Lakshman Gurung of the Gurkha Rifles held his ground against a massive Japanese assault in Burma. Severely wounded by grenade blasts and nearly blinded, ...
Since 2021, the Taliban has encouraged madrasa schools, raising concerns about religious indoctrination and the spread of extremism in Afghanistan. The madrasa-based education system has a long and ...
The Afghan Taliban's dreaded morality police have arrested four young men for dressing like characters from the British TV series Peaky Blinders. The men were detained in the western Afghan city of ...
A rumor circulating online in December 2025 claimed that throughout 2025, and specifically on Dec. 8, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration sent $45 million in weekly cash payments to the ...
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