Articles & Analysis

Author: Engineer Rahmatullah Mohseni Rahmatullah Mohseni, a graduate in civil engineering in 2014 from Herat University, currently lives in Islamabad, Pakistan. He was born in the Nahor district of...

In a historic move, the United Nations Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution establishing an independent investigative mechanism to examine the widespread and ongoing human rights violations...

Since seizing power, the Taliban have aggressively reformed Afghanistan’s education system to enforce their strict Islamic ideology. A January 31, 2025, directive from the Ministry of Education manda...

The restriction and disruption of internet access in Afghanistan is not a mere technical or security measure; it is part of the Taliban’s larger political project to enforce silence and build a “sin...

More than four years have passed since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan. During this period, the group has faced sustained political, economic, and diplomatic isolation. The international c...

The recent ban by the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education on over 700 books and the removal of 18 academic subjects from Afghanistan’s university curricula—primarily involving content related to h...

In Afghanistan, where schools for girls remain shuttered and universities have locked their gates against women, the internet was the last window connecting them to the world of knowledge. Thousands...

 by Metra Mehran |Afghanistan Metra Mehran is AIUSA’s Afghanistan Advocacy Fellow. After four years of Taliban control, the Security Council is meeting on Afghanistan, and there is still...

In the shadows of Taliban rule, a beacon of defiance emerged: On July 31, 2025, four resilient Afghan civil society organizations boldly launched the "People's Tribunal for Afghan Women." This ground...

By: Sadaf Rahnaward  The recent narrative on the decline of reading culture among girls in Badakhshan is more than a local story; it reflects broader social, cultural, and political dynamics in Afgha...

In the realm of global politics, diplomatic images often act as deceptive masks hiding the screams of organized crimes beneath, challenging the conscience of the world. Recent images from Qatari news...

Four years ago, on August 15, 2021, when the Taliban once again seized power in Afghanistan, a dark era cast its shadow over the lives of millions of Afghan women. Girls' schools were closed, universi...