Advocates for the Afghan people say it would be unjust and illegal to use $3.5 billion of Afghanistan’s assets to pay off the Taliban’s judgment debts.
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Your Monday Briefing: Russia’s Pre-Holiday Push
Plus Hong Kong’s new leader and a Taliban decree targeting women’s dress.
Taliban Impose Head-to-Toe Coverings for Women
A new decree recommends, but doesn’t require that women wear burqas, and says male relatives of those who don’t cover themselves would be punished.
In Pakistan, Violence by Baluch Separatists Destabilizes Region
A government plagued by volatility is trying to quell a separatist movement in Baluchistan while also fighting other insurgencies and striving for economic development.
Your Monday Briefing
Russia tries to gain ground in Ukraine’s east.
ISIS Launches Bloody New Chapter in Afghanistan
At least 100 people have died in terrorist attacks over the past two weeks, as the Islamic State targets minorities in Afghanistan and aims to undermine the Taliban government.
ISIS Launches Bloody New Chapter in Afghanistan
At least 100 people have died in terrorist attacks over the past two weeks, as the Islamic State targets minorities in Afghanistan and aims to undermine the Taliban government.
Pakistani Airstrikes Escalate Conflict on Afghan Border
The airstrikes killed at least 45 people, stoking fears of a violent resurgence of the conflict in eastern Afghanistan, which has become a base for Pakistani militants.
Tensions Flare Between Neighbors After Afghan Man Kills Iranian Clerics
The attack led to ethnic tensions in both countries, which each sent troops to the border.
Afghanistan Mosque Explosion Kills 33
The blast in Kunduz Province, in the north, was the latest in a series of attacks reminiscent of the past two decades of war.