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    Canada Warns Citizens Against Travel to Afghanistan Amid Ongoing Security Threats

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    From Afghanistan to Everest: Zakia Ahmad’s Historic Ascent Offers Hope to Afghan Women

    Afghan Woman with a book in hand
    May 5, 2026

    Denied School and Work, Women in Afghanistan Build a Quiet Resistance

    April 10, 2026

    U.S. Deportations Send Afghans Back to Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan

    Terrorism in Europe
    March 8, 2026

    From Territorial Caliphate to Individualized Networks

    February 2, 2026

    Living in Limbo: Afghan Refugees Describe Insecurity and Neglect in Kenya’s Kakuma Camp

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    December 26, 2025

    Afghanistan’s Neighbors on High Alert Over Growing Cross-Border Threats

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    December 12, 2025

    The Taliban’s Double Game

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    A Trans Woman’s Journey from Afghanistan to a New Life in Dublin

    Badakhshan Attacks Challenge the Taliban’s Claim of Nationwide Control

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    Two Underage Girls Sold into Marriage to Elderly Men in Southern Afghanistan

    August 27, 2026

    Midwife Dies by Suicide in Southern Afghanistan After Job Dismissal, Sources Say

    August 26, 2026

    Former US and Afghan Officials Urge Continued Engagement and Accountability on Afghanistan

    August 23, 2026

    18-Year-Old Woman Killed in Northern Afghanistan, After Allegedly Being Forced Into Marriage to Taliban Member

    August 22, 2026

    Online Learning Cannot Replace Classrooms for Afghan Girls, Shabana Basij-Rasikh Says

    August 21, 2026

    A Trans Woman’s Journey from Afghanistan to a New Life in Dublin

    August 20, 2026

    Afghan Women Awarded Prestigious Chatham House Prize for Resisting Taliban Repression

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Maisam Iltaf is a journalist at KabulNow. He is also a researcher and human rights activist. Iltaf’s research interests include refugee and forced migration, ethnic and cultural politics, identity and memory, and religious radicalization and violent extremism. His articles have appeared in the Diplomat, the Geopolitics, Global Voices as well as the Porsesh Policy Research Institute.
September 12, 2023

Bennett Briefs UN Council on Worsening Situation in Afghanistan, Calls for Action

August 14, 2023

Hundreds of Hazara Families Risk Forced Eviction in Khas Uruzgan

July 25, 2023

Remembering Enlightenment Movement: Tributes Paid to Victims on the 7th Anniversary

July 25, 2023

Taliban’s Strict Restrictions on Muharram Processions Continue across Afghanistan

July 23, 2023

Taliban’s False Amnesty: The Fate of Former Military Officers Who Return to Afghanistan

July 16, 2023

All is Lost: A Former Soldier and Her Journey to Safety

July 8, 2023

Defiant and Resilient: Women’s Two-Year Struggle Against the Taliban

June 19, 2023

UN Human Rights Council Discusses Taliban’s Human Rights Abuses in Afghanistan

June 3, 2023

Tragedy of a Migrant Shipwreck in Italy: What New Investigation Reveals?

June 3, 2023

Canadian Parliament Hosts Meeting on Hazara Genocide, Calls for National Support

May 26, 2023

How has Taliban’s Victory in Afghanistan Inspired the TTP to Dream Big?

May 23, 2023

Fighting the Taliban: Can Exiled Leaders Unite Behind a Shared Agenda?

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