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Doha, Qatar: In a session at the Doha Forum yesterday, global leaders convened to address the urgent need for reconstructing education for women in Af...
Human trafficking is the fastest-growing transnational crime, with more than 25 million people in forced labor and sexual exploitation. As if these numbers aren’t horrifying enough, 10...
Human trafficking is the fastest-growing transnational crime, with more than 25 million people in forced labor and sexual exploitation. As if these numbers aren’t horrifying enough, 10...
When Americans call Afghanistan an “endless war,” they are generally referring to the conflict that began with the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2001—an event many of the U.S. troops now there may barely remember, if they were even alive for it. In fact, this understates things. Afghanistan has been in a state of ever-mutating war for more than 40 years, with various levels of American involvement throughout. Last year, the Trump administration attempted to bring an end to the 20-year portion of the war by striking an agreement with the Taliban for the withdrawal of the last U.S. ...
The Biden Administration Is Looking for a Way to Get Out—and Stay Out—of Afghanistan Slate 2 hrs ago Joshua Keating © Provided by Slate A U.S. soldier stands guard at Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan on Jan. 23, 2018. Shan Marai/AFP via Getty Images When Americans call Afghanistan an “endless war,” they are generally referring to the conflict that began with the U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2001—an event many of the U.S. troops now there may barely remember, if they were even alive for it. In fact, this understates things. Afghanistan has been in a state ...