The regulations were meant to prevent dollar transfers to corrupt actors. But they have ended up harming ordinary Iraqis who need U.S. currency for legitimate purposes.
Author: ALISSA J. RUBIN
Followers of Iraqi Cleric Occupy Parliament Again, Demanding Reforms
Unable to form a government 10 months after elections, Iraq has been roiled by the street protests of the nationalist cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who withdrew from the government but again seeks to influence it.
Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women
The Taliban spurned calls from the United Nations and big donors to include women in its new cabinet, but did add a few men from minority ethnic groups.
Taliban Complete Interim Government, Still Without Women
The Taliban spurned calls from the United Nations and big donors to include women in its new cabinet, but did add a few men from minority ethnic groups.
U.S. Calls Drone Strike a ‘Tragic Mistake’
The U.S. admission that a drone strike that killed 10 civilians was a “tragic mistake” did nothing to ease the sense of vulnerability among surviving family members and co-workers living under Taliban rule.
Threats and Fear Cause Afghan Women’s Protections to Vanish Overnight
As the Taliban advanced, safe houses for women closed, and the staff sheltered girls at home as relatives released from prison threatened to kill them.
Did the War in Afghanistan Have to Happen?
In 2001, when the Taliban were weak and ready to surrender, the U.S. passed on a deal. Nearly 20 years later, the Taliban hold all the cards.
‘Our Role Is to Reduce Their Grief’
None of Iraq’s existing graveyards wanted the bodies of Covid-19 patients. So Shiite leaders created a burial ground for them that is also open to Sunnis and Christians.
Killing of Security Analyst Seen as Message to Iraqi Government
The analyst, Hisham al-Hashimi, was a proponent of government efforts to rein in the Islamic State and Iraq’s Shiite militias. Suspicion fell on both groups.
Iraq Raids Iranian-Backed Militia Accused of Attacking U.S. Forces
Iraqi forces detained 14 members of the group, Khataib Hezbollah, to send a message that “no one is above the law.”