LGBTQ+ Persecution Under the Taliban
By Liv Wittenberg. Though the Taliban’s current policy is to assert that homosexuality doesn’t exist in Afghan society, LGBTQ+ people have obviously always existed in […]
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Kabul NEO Anniversary
On August 15, 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul and assumed the reigns of government. A few months earlier, the Biden administration announced the implementation of […]
International Women’s Day and Afghanistan
By Malo Lila. I am a journalist and women’s rights activist in Afghanistan. It has been many, many months since the occupation of Afghanistan by […]
The Seat is Empty: Who is Accountable for IHRL and IHL in Afghanistan?
By Christian Jepsen. The Taliban’s military conquest of Afghanistan has not made the country any more stable or governable, nor earned it international recognition. This […]
Poem: “Afghan Women Rising”
By Sunbul Kamily. It’s been centuries that women are being killed just for wanting to learn, read and for seeking freedom. Girls are born as […]
For the Love of Afghanistan
By John Moses. “The list is an absolute good. The list is life.” – Itzhak Stern On August 15th, 2021, the evacuation of 76,000 Afghans […]
Afghan Adjustment Act – The Time Has Come
By Stacie Smith. Since October, I have worked as a volunteer with Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) on humanitarian parole applications for Afghan men, […]
6 Ways to Welcome Our Afghan Allies
By Jack Markell and Nazanin Ash, The White House. As we count our blessings while gathered with family this holiday season, among them will be […]
“We Are Relentless . . .”
By A.S. – Afghan Evac Coordinator & Team Leader. Today someone proclaimed me an international logistics specialist and front-line Afghan evacuation handler. I call myself […]