Opinions
Taliban’s Return: Rude Awakening for Pakistan?
By Imtiaz Gul
The Afghan Taliban regime announced late March to resumes public stoning and flogging for women accused of adultery. The elusive supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, through an audio message declared the government's plan to revert to a traditional i...
Do Not Let the Taliban Dictate the International Community’s Interlocutors
Michael Rubin
At the height of South Africa’s Apartheid regime, President Ronald Reagan did what no previous U.S. president dared do: He sent Edward Perkins to South Africa. Perkins was a senior ambassador, having previous served as ambassador to Liberia. Putting...
Beyond Victims: Afghan Women's Resilience and Resistance
By Dr. Hosai Qasmi
As we approach commemorating International Women’s Day, it's a sobering reality that Afghan women and girls continue to endure the misogyny perpetuated by the brutally oppressive regime of the Taliban, coupled with a sense of abandonment by...
We Can Still Help Afghanistan - By Letting the Taliban Collapse
By Dr. Michael Rubin
Humanitarian aid isn’t preventing starvation or hardship, but it is propping up the regime.
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - On August 31, 2021, President Joe Biden took to a podium at the White House to announce th...
Herat: Manifestation of Iranian Civilisation
Ezzatollah Zarghami, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism for the Islamic Republic of Iran, extends his message on the occasion of the Night of Herat event, delivered by Dr. Maryam Jalali, Deputy of Handicrafts in the ministry.
In the name of...