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Afghanistan
A midwife says of the aid cuts in Afghanistan: 'No one prioritizes women's lives.' - NPR
Taliban leader declares Western laws unnecessary in Afghanistan - Euronews
Taliban leader declares democracy 'dead' in Afghanistan, says no need for western laws - Firstpost
Taliban leader says 'no need' for laws from the West in Afghanistan: 'We will create our own laws' - Fox News
Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation From Pakistan - The New York Times
Pakistan plans to expel 3 million Afghans from the country this year - AP News
Russia officially moves to legalize the Taliban - politico.eu
Russia: Supreme Court to consider suspending ban on Taliban - DW
Widow of L-3 Worker Killed in Afghanistan Advances Benefits Suit - Bloomberg Law News
Afghanistan Politics
Afghanistan - Struggle, Democracy, Reform - britannica.com
American woman held in Afghanistan by the Taliban has been released, AP source says - FOX40 News
Life in Afghanistan dire as Taliban mark 3 years of rule - DW
Afghanistan country profile - BBC
Is it time to recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan? - Sciences Po
Chairman McCaul Releases Historic, Comprehensive Report on Biden-Harris Administration’s Afghanistan Withdrawal - Committee on Foreign Affairs (.gov)
Constitutional Law & the Politics of Ethnic Accommodation: Institutional Design in Afghanistan - NYU
Shame: Afghanistan withdrawal politics miss the point of everything - Responsible Statecraft
Mosaic Foundation Conference: Forging a Political System for Afghanistan’s Future - JURIST Legal News
House Republicans release report blaming Biden for chaotic end to U.S. war in Afghanistan - PBS
Afghanistan Economy
Afghan economy shows modest signs of growth but recovery remains fragile, says World Bank - AP News
Afghanistan’s economic twilight: Using nighttime lights to decode the dynamics of the economy after 2021 - World Bank Blogs
Research Record: Estimating the Collapse of Afghanistan’s Economy Using Nightlights Data - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman. - The New York Times
World Bank: Afghanistan's economic recovery precarious - VOA - Voice of America English News
Smoke and mirrors: Afghanistan’s illicit drug economy after the opium ban - Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC)
Afghanistan shows what investing in women’s education – or divesting – can do to an economy - The Conversation
Between inclusion and exclusion: Iran's selective instrumentalization of Afghan migrants - Clingendael
Taliban sells emeralds, gold and minerals to revive struggling Afghanistan economy - Straight Arrow News
Afghanistan Defense
Philippines cleared to buy F-16s at estimated $5.6B - Breaking Defense
Taliban refuses to hand back U.S. military hardware but says Afghanistan is "open" for business - CBS News
The Rise and Fall of Afghanistan’s Local Defense Forces - Foreign Policy Research Institute
Lloyd Austin ends term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine - Military Times
Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine - AP News
Scoop: Generals come to Harris' defense over U.S. troop withdrawal Afghanistan - Axios
I'm a Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. We Need Pete Hegseth to Lead DOD - Newsweek
Taliban threaten to use US arms to thwart attempts to retake them - VOA - Voice of America English News
Department of Defense | 2001-2021 Federal Service During the Afghanistan War - Hawaii.gov
Lessons from Afghanistan for NATO’s new Ukraine command - Defense One
Afghanistan Finance
Left Behind: Why Afghanistan Cannot Tackle Climate Change Alone - Toda Peace Institute
Exclusive: UN moves to unlock stuck climate financing for Afghanistan - Reuters
Taliban refute Trump’s claims on US financial aid to Afghanistan - VOA - Voice of America English News
The Future of Assistance for Afghanistan: A Dilemma - CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies
He Was Once a Covert Taliban Operative. Now He’s the Friendly Taxman. - The New York Times
Afghanistan owes Trump building $200,000 - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
Afghanistan dispatch: success of new Taliban financial laws requires more engagement with international community - JURIST Legal News
Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan's capital: Luxury housing - Yahoo Finance
Is it right to cut Afghanistan off from international climate funding? - The Independent
Afghanistan Business
Taliban refuses to hand back U.S. military hardware but says Afghanistan is "open" for business - CBS News
YouTube bros are chilling with the Taliban - Business Insider
Exclusive: Airlines face overflight payment risks as planes divert over Afghanistan - Reuters
American woman held in Afghanistan by the Taliban has been released, AP source says - The Boston Globe
Afghanistan: Madrassas the only choice for Afghan girls barred from school - BBC
Addressing America’s unfinished business in Afghanistan - The Hill
Uzbekistan’s Evolving Northern Afghanistan Strategy - The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine
A ‘window of hope’ for Afghanistan women: businesses replace jobs - CARE Nepal
Afghanistan owes Trump building $200,000 - Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington