Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

A miner in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan poured water over a block of jade, exposing the green stone that is part of the Taliban authorities' push to capitalise on the country's rich ...

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Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021, the fundamentalist group has banned education for women and girls post-primary school. Women cannot go to parks, and beauty salons and ...

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President Donald Trump's top diplomat and his main spokesperson on Wednesday walked back the idea that he wants the permanent ...

The widespread purge of USAID staff now includes foreign service officers and their families serving overseas. Plus, UNFPA in ...