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Naheed Farid was among many women leaders who left Afghanistan, fearing for their lives, as the Taliban took over in August 2021. Farid spoke at the

The Taliban is struggling to govern a drastically changed country in Afghanistan, the nation’s ambassador to the United States said Wednesday. The difficulties range from a massive humanitarian crisis affecting 18 million Afghans who lack food and medical care to an economic collapse that has closed markets across the country and a festering ISIS terror […]

Five people, representing both sides of the aisle and both sides of the world, share their perspectives in their own words on the Afghanistan war.

The Future of Afghanistan A joint event with the Defence & Security Forum to discuss the future of Afghanistan on Thursday 27th Mat at 12pm BST About this event About the Event This joint event with the Defence & Security Forum will host senior members of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to discuss the nature of the challenges posed by the departure of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan and what this may mean for the future of the country. The decision by President...

© Courtesy photo Naheed Farid gets a threatening letter at least once a week, often purporting to be from ISIS. She sometimes has to change the routes she takes, rarely posts about meetings on social media and some days keeps her kids out of school, including after a shocking attack on a school in Kabul over the weekend. But Farid, who has been a member of Afghanistan’s parliament since 2010, is vowing neither she nor the women of Afghanistan will surrender the rights they have gained in the...

Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at the Sapidar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, April 15, 2021. Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Bidens decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end Americas longest-running war. (Sapidar Palace via AP) ...

KABUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed on Thursday that the United States will have a lasting partnership...

POLITICO Blinken makes unannounced trip to Afghanistan after Biden moves to pull out all troops Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to reassure the Afghan leadership that the withdrawal did not mean an end to the U.S.-Afghan relationship. Abdullah Abdullah, Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation, walks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Sapidar Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. | Sapidar Palace via AP By ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: Link Copied KABUL, Afghanista...

KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Bidens decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end Americas longest war. Blinken sought to assure senior Afghan politicians that the United States remains committed to the country despite Bidens announcement a day earlier that the 2,500 U.S. soldiers remaining in the country would be coming home by the...

Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., House Armed Services Committee member reacts on ‘Fox & Friends’ to President Biden’s plan to pull all U.S. troops from Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan on Thursday to sell Afghan leaders and a wary public on President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw all American troops from the country and end America’s longest war. "I wanted to demonstrate with my visit the ongoing to ...