Afghanistan

Women have been blocked from international talks with the Taliban. As a result, Afghanistan’s men will have to carry the banner of women’s rights.

The Taliban will attend a U.N.-hosted conference on Afghanistan, a controversial invitation vocally criticized by Afghan women’s right activists.

Congressional hearings on the Biden administration’s controversial withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 have become a renewed focal point for political narratives about blame. But they also create an opportunity to consider counterfactual hypothetical scenarios that could expand our understanding of the U.S failure in Afghanistan.