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In the Taliban's Afghanistan, the de facto government remains an international pariah, but it's the Afghani people that suffer.

Three major summits were held to discuss the Afghan economic situation over the past one year as the country plunged into a severe economic crisis.

On this week’s show: Former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon and Melanie Bechard, chair of the group Canadian Doctors for Medicare, debate the prospect of increased privatization in health-care. Deborah Lyons, former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan, reflects on the year since Kabul fell to the Taliban. Plus — our summer series brings us to Toronto to talk with rookie Liberal MP Michael Coteau.

By James M Dorsey President Joe Biden was not wrong when he declared that “justice has been served” with the killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri in a US drone strike. The problem is that’s only half of the truth; the other half is that Zawahiri was more a has-been than a power to be reckoned with on the jihadist totem pole. In death, he may have scored his most significant achievement since becoming head of Al Qaeda as […]

The drone strike that killed Al Qaeda’s leader in Kabul reveals a lack of trust between the U.S. and Taliban. But was the Doha agreement broken, or were there just differing views on how to keep it?

Millions of Afghans are expected to experience “extreme levels of hunger” in the coming months, while foreign aid agencies here face a significant decrease in food and emergency provisions because of shortfalls in funding.

From the blog of James M. Dorsey at The Times of Israel

Top Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said assessments that the Islamic State is a growing threat in Afghanistan are "incorrect."

Top Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said assessments that the Islamic State is a growing threat in Afghanistan are "incorrect."

Top Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said assessments that the Islamic State is a growing threat in Afghanistan are "incorrect."