The Taliban entered Kabul in August 2021 claiming that military victory had settled Afghanistan’s political future. Five years later, Badakhshan is exposing
The Taliban’s claim of having restored “stability” in Afghanistan collapses when tested against international evidence and the daily experience of Afghan households.
The Sixteenth Report of the United Nations Security Council’s Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team offers a stark reminder that Taliban rule
For more than two years, the Taliban leadership in Kandahar projected an image of absolute control. Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the self-styled supreme