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The Taliban, on the heels of a steady, monthslong military blitz, retook control of Afghanistan last week, just four months after President Biden announced he would withdraw U.S. troops from the embattled nation and nearly 20 years after the militant group was first ousted.

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The Taliban group, one of the most notorious terrorist groups worldwide, reportedly earned $1.6 billion in 2020, the majority of which was from illegal drug trade.

Taliban routs of provincial capitals in northern Afghanistan, some of which were once among the strongest opponents of the militant group’s rule, have U.S. officials and experts increasingly worried about the Kabul government’s hold on power.

College professor Moqadasa Rasouli has many memories from when the Taliban ruled the majority of Afghanistan and enforced a strict interpretation of sharia or Islamic law. These memories are invariably the stuff of nightmares. Once, Rasouli witnessed a group of women being severely whipped

Tags » Emory University is participating in a study evaluating immune responses to COVID-19 vaccines, when the vaccines are administered during pregnancy or within two months after delivery. The study, called SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines in Pregnancy and Postpartum or MOMI-Vax, is sponsored and funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. MOMI-Vax is being conducted by the NIAID-funded Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Cons...

Understanding Men and Masculinities: Towards Creating Egalitarian Gender Relations in Afghan Society Format Executive Summary This paper examines how Afghan men from diverse socio-economic, ethno-linguistic and age groups challenge and redefine masculinities in the face of socio-political and economic changes. Understanding diverse and shifting masculinities and the men who practice more equitable gender relations by departing from hegemonic masculinity can help to inform more effective gender-...

Fred Wesley Image: THE FIJI TIMES It’s another one of those cool nights here in the Capital City of Suva. Tonight, the permanent secretary for Health and Medical Services Dr James Fong announced 35 new cases of COVID-19. He referred to it as a record-breaking surge over the past few days, with the majority of cases among known clusters in the Central Division. He made an interesting statement tonight: “After an entire year without a local case of the virus, I know these double-digit daily ...

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