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Australia’s $50 million aid to Afghanistan exposes a stark contradiction: support for women continues as Taliban laws erase their rights and dignity amid global silence.
January 30, 2026
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Afghanistan’s new penal framework institutionalizes inequality and undermines civil liberties, especially for women and minorities. The stratified Ta‘zir system concentrates power under the Taliban, eroding
January 29, 2026
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Editorials
The closure of SIGAR marks the end of an unprecedented experiment in external oversight, exposing both the value and the limits of foreign-led accountability in
January 29, 2026
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Declaring Law Beyond Question The Taliban Ministry of Justice’s recent assertion that all Taliban laws are fully Sharia-compliant and that any objection constitutes opposition to
January 29, 2026
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The new criminal code enshrines class, gender, and sectarian hierarchies, legitimizing coercion and silencing dissent. Its ramifications extend beyond Afghanistan, posing serious humanitarian, ideological, and
January 25, 2026
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Editorials
The 2026 Taliban Criminal Code institutionalizes a rigid theocratic hierarchy, criminalizes religious diversity, and enforces gender and social oppression across Afghanistan. This analysis examines its
January 25, 2026
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The Taliban’s control over gold mining in northern Afghanistan reveals a governance model rooted in coercion and fear, where local communities are sidelined and dissent
January 25, 2026
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Enforced Conversions and Incentivized Compliance Reveal Broader Patterns of Authoritarian Control in Afghanistan
January 24, 2026
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The 2025 Turkish Drug Report reveals how Afghanistan remains central to global drug markets, shifting from opium dominance to synthetic narcotics. Managed scarcity, trafficking resilience,
January 23, 2026
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PAYF Bulletin
Deported Afghans from Pakistan face freezing temperatures, hunger, and uncertainty as winter deepens and humanitarian aid continues to decline in Afghanistan.
January 21, 2026
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