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TALIBAN MEMBERS walk in front of a military airplane a day after the US withdrawal, in Kabul, August 31, 2021.

How the US invasion of Afghanistan is shaping the Gaza war - comment

By YONAH JEREMY BOB

A boy plays with a tyre on an a street in an Afghan refugee camp in Islamabad, Pakistan October 31, 2017.

Pakistan's decision to expel illegal Afghan refugees draws backlash

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul on a street near the US embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 15, 2023

Afghan resistance leader wants Israel's help in fighting the Taliban

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Former Mujahideen hold weapons to support Afghan forces in their fight against Taliban, on the outskirts of Herat province, Afghanistan July 10, 2021.

UN records torture, deaths of detainees in Taliban custody

By REUTERS

Afghan police officers chat with each others in front of a pile of burning illegal drugs in the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan July 1, 2021.

Afghanistan meth trade surges as Taliban clamps down on heroin

By REUTERS

Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar awards appreciation certificate to rescuer Mohammad Ali, zipline rescuer of Battagram chairlift incident, during a ceremony at Prime Minister House in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 24, 2023.

Pakistani PM: Terrorists Using Weapons Left in Afghanistan by US-Led Forces

By ARSHAD MEHMOOD/THE MEDIA LINE

A general view of the border post in Torkham, Pakistan, December 3, 2019.

Main Pakistan-Afghan border crossing closed for second day after clashes

By REUTERS

TALIBAN SOLDIERS celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul, on a street near the US embassy in the Afghan capital, last month.

Has the Taliban won? - opinion

By MICHELE GROPPI , JOHN DEVINE

Children getting ready for school at an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 12, 2021

Israel-Pakistan cooperation gives Afghan children a chance to survive cancer

By Patrick Doyle/The Media Line

Taliban soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 6, 2023.

Taliban release Iranian journalist to embassy in Afghanistan

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

AN IRANIAN fan holds a jersey in memory of Mahsa Amini, inside the stadium before a World Cup soccer match between Iran and Wales, in Qatar, last November.

Will Iran be President Biden’s Afghanistan 2.0? - opinion

By ABRAHAM COOPER , Rev. Johnnie Moore

Iran's flag is pictured at the Milak border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran September 8, 2021

Iran vs Taliban? Afghanistan's Islamic rulers detain Iranian journalist

By SETH J. FRANTZMAN

Protesters take part in a march and rally in support of Afghan women's rights in London, Britain, November 27, 2022.

2 years into Taliban’s rule: Afghan women barred from working, study in the shadows

By DEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE

An Afghan woman walks past a beauty salon in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 6, 2023

UN envoy urges world court to prosecute Afghan gender discrimination

By REUTERS

A day after U.S. forces completed its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, refugees board a bus taking them to a processing center upon their arrival at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia, US, September 1, 2021.

Taliban mark two years since return to power in Afghanistan

By REUTERS

Protesters take part in a march and rally in support of Afghan women's rights in London, Britain, November 27, 2022.

Afghan women take protests online as Taliban crush dissent

By REUTERS

US Marines load onto a U.S. C-17 Globemaster from McGuire Air Force Base to be transported to Afghanistan from Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait August 18, 2021. Picture taken August 18, 2021

US prosecutors rush to evacuate colleagues from Afghanistan

By Clint Van Winkle/The Media Line

Members of a Taliban delegation leave after peace talks with Afghan senior politicians in Moscow, May 30, 2019

Taliban rejects UN report on human rights breaches in Afghanistan

By ARSHAD MEHMOUD/THE MEDIA LINE