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Author: CARLOTTA GALL
Afghanistan Aid Workers Tread a Tricky Path Under Taliban Rule
Afghanistan desperately needs aid. Nonprofits desperately want to provide it. But the aid groups are being tested as never before by the uncertainty that has followed the Taliban takeover.
Aid Workers Staying in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan Tread a Tricky Path
Afghanistan desperately needs aid. Nonprofits desperately want to provide it. But the aid groups are being tested as never before by the uncertainty that has followed the Taliban takeover.
As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow
Taliban leaders have promised amnesty to Afghan officials and soldiers, but there are increasing reports of detentions, disappearances and even executions.
As the Taliban Tighten Their Grip, Fears of Retribution Grow
Taliban leaders have promised amnesty to Afghan officials and soldiers, but there are increasing reports of detentions, disappearances and even executions.
Afghan Refugees Find a Harsh and Unfriendly Border in Turkey
Even before the last week’s harrowing scenes at the Kabul airport, thousands of Afghans were fleeing over land through Iran to Turkey. But they are being pushed back.
Ashraf Ghani, After Fleeing to U.A.E., Vows to Return to Afghanistan
The former Afghan leader, who is now in the United Arab Emirates, vowed to return to a country now controlled by the Taliban.
Fires in Turkey Turn Political as Erdogan Comes Under Attack
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has come under a concerted attack by his opponents over his handling of the worst forest fires in decades.
Why Tunisia’s Promise of Democracy Struggles to Bear Fruit
The revolution of 2011 ousted a dictator and set off the Arab Spring. But then the West overlooked the country’s economic problems, intent on creating a bulwark against Islamist extremism.