New Haven Register

The history of the Taliban is crucial in understanding their success now – and also what might happen next

(THE CONVERSATION) The rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban left many surprised. To Ali Olomi, a historian of the Middle East and Islam at Penn State University, a key to understanding what is ...
Human Rights Watch

Taliban’s Mandatory Burqa in Herat Assaults Women’s Autonomy

The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat have recently banned women doctors, patients, and healthcare workers from entering hospitals without wearing a burqa. On November 10, 2025, ...
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The Taliban banned my mother from learning. Now history is repeating itself

Karima Moqimi was a final-year medical student in the 1990s during the Taliban’s first period of rule in Afghanistan. She was pregnant with her first child when she went to her university to take her ...
The Diplomat

The Taliban’s Role in the Fragile Ceasefire Between India and Pakistan

Afghanistan has long been linked to cross-border terrorism. That could prove a major factor if the combatants shift from state armies to proxy militias. Every time tensions rise between India and ...
The Diplomat

Restricting Internet Access Is the Taliban’s Latest Ploy to Cut off Afghanistan’s Most Vulnerable

Their latest actions – restricting online content and obstructing internet access for communities across the country – threaten to have catastrophic consequences for Afghanistan’s women, children, and ...