Sylvia Khoury’s play, which takes place over one night in Afghanistan in 2013, has only deepened after a pandemic postponement.
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Climate change sparks bush fires, now catastrophic floods.
Inside the Fall of Kabul: An On-the-Ground Account
Against all predictions, the Taliban took the Afghan capital in a matter of hours. This is the story of why and what came after, by a reporter and photographer who witnessed it all.
Your Monday Briefing
Omicron’s rapid spread.
Facing Economic Collapse, Afghanistan Is Gripped by Starvation
An estimated 22.8 million people — more than half the country’s population — are expected to face potentially life-threatening food insecurity this winter. Many are already on the brink of catastrophe.
Taliban Decree an End to Forced Marriages in Afghanistan
The decree, attributed to the group’s religious leader, calls for more rights for women under Islamic law, but does not say whether women will regain easier access to education or jobs.
In Afghanistan, ‘Who Has the Guns Gets the Land’
A decades-long fight over land has been reinvigorated as Taliban leaders look to reward their fighters with property, even if that means evicting others.
Citing Covid-19, Climate and Wars, U.N. Asks Donors for Big Jump in Funding
The world body said it needed $41 billion to fund humanitarian aid to help 183 million people in 63 countries.
U.N. Seats Denied, for Now, to Afghanistan’s Taliban and Myanmar’s Junta
A powerful United Nations committee deferred a decision on applications by the ruling authorities of both countries, widely regarded as pariahs, to replace envoys of the governments they had toppled.
Dozens of Former Afghan Security Forces Dead or Missing Under Taliban, Report Says
More than 100 former members of the military and police have been killed or forcibly disappeared by the Taliban since the group came into power, according to an investigation by Human Rights Watch.