New film captures Afghan women's courage in failed peace talks with Taliban

By Jenna Zucker TORONTO -The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament and a women's rights activist, ... Read More

Afghanistan's Taliban Leaders Issued Different Messages for Eid. Experts Say That Shows Tensions

Afghanistan's Taliban Leaders Issued Different Messages for Eid. Experts Say That Shows Tensions KARACHI ... In the first, a written statement issued on Saturday in seven languages including ... Read More

Millions of Afghans made Pakistan home to escape war. Now many are hiding to escape deportation

Some 600,000 Afghans have returned home since last October, when the crackdown began, meaning at least a million remain in Pakistan in hiding. Read More

Taliban leader says women will be stoned to death in public

The Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada vowed in ... imposing their strict interpretation of Sharia law. “You say it’s a violation of women’s rights when we stone them ... Read More

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Israel says the number of trucks entering the enclave has doubled to an average of 400 a day. The U.N. disputes that, but agrees that the pace of deliveries has quickened. The statement came as ... Read More

Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Messages by two influential Taliban ... News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world. Read More

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Israel says the number of trucks entering the enclave has doubled to an average of 400 a day. The U.N. disputes that, but agrees that the pace of deliveries has quickened. The statement came as ... Read More

Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions

FILE - Taliban leaders attend a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 11, 2023. Messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed tensions between hardliners and more ... Read More

Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed ... In the first, a written statement issued on Saturday in seven languages including Arabic ... Read More

Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed ... In the first, a written statement issued on Saturday in seven languages including Arabic ... Read More