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March 1, 2024

Taliban publicly execute three people in five days as means of intimidation: 'their version of Sharia law'

The executions occurred in stadiums where hundreds to thousands to could watch as families of the victims personally shot and killed the convicted murderers.

February 27, 2024

McCaul threatens to hold Blinken in contempt of Congress for ‘withholding’ key Afghanistan documents

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul is threatening to go after Secretary of State Antony Blinken, accusing the Biden official of stonewalling the GOP's Afghanistan probe.

February 26, 2024

Most UN Security Council members demand Taliban rescind decrees seriously oppressing women and girls

11 of 15 members of the U.N. Security Council backed a statement condemning the Taliban's treatment of women in Afghanistan and demanding equality.

February 22, 2024

Taliban carries out double public execution at stadium

The Taliban on Wednesday publicly executed two men deemed responsible for fatal stabbings, with the victims' relatives firing the fatal shots before thousands at a stadium.

February 21, 2024

United Nations calls for $400 million in aid to rebuild western Afghanistan after fatal earthquake

The United Nations has reported that more than $400 million is needed for western Afghanistan to recover and rebuild after a fatal earthquake last year.

February 19, 2024

5 dead, 25 missing in Afghanistan landslide, Taliban reports

Five people are dead and at least 25 others are missing following a landslide in eastern Afghanistan, according to a provincial Taliban official.

February 19, 2024

'Unacceptable': Taliban demanded treatment 'similar to recognition' to attend UN meeting

U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres says the Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending a meeting about Afghanistan, including treatment "similar to recognition."

February 16, 2024

Biden privately defiant that he didn't botch Afghanistan withdrawal: book

President Biden remains defiant that he made the right calls regarding the deadly and chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to an upcoming book.

February 11, 2024

Biden's memory struggles could imperil national security, defense experts warn: 'Not only weak but confused'

A report that described Biden as a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory," has led some to question how he may react in a time of crisis.

February 10, 2024

China moves closer to Taliban regime amid search for natural resources

Despite growing human rights violations under the Taliban, China continues to invest in Afghanistan, most recently becoming the first country to recognize a Taliban ambassador.