Dispatch

In some Afghan towns, women are fleeing ahead of insurgent takeovers.

Bamiyan, home to the Taliban-wrecked Buddhas, might be the start of Afghanistan’s pushback against the insurgents.

Israeli leaders press for legal measures after the ice cream company announced it would halt sales in Jewish settlements.

Meth is even more profitable than heroin—and is turbocharging the insurgency.

The 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas has unified disparate Palestinian enclaves.

In an effort to outflank the populist right, the ruling Social Democrats have adopted one of the harshest refugee policies in the world.

A massive third wave is spreading unchecked, anti-vaxxers are rampant, and the Kremlin’s vaccine diplomacy has failed.

As the Chinese Communist Party celebrates its 100th anniversary, nothing else counts but “Xi Jinping Thought.”

As Afghan forces melt away, local armed groups are left to hold the line against the Taliban.

Israel demands Palestinians obtain building permits but rarely grants them.

Janez Jansa is increasingly seen as one of the continent’s most illiberal leaders.

Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy is displacing Matteo Salvini’s League and making a play for power in Italy.

Volunteers struggle with trauma and loss after months of efforts.

Afghan interpreters who worked with the U.S. military clamor for U.S. visas to escape Taliban retribution.

The government’s radio silence is handing a propaganda victory to the insurgents.

A town in the south of France offers clues to what may be in store for the rest of the country.

The National Rally could win a key regional election—and a chance at mainstream success.

The “change government” of Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid promises little real change—other than an end to Netanyahu.

The one advantage the Afghan army had on the Taliban looks set to slip away with the hasty U.S. withdrawal.

Alleged corruption and geopolitical worries have created a deadly shortage.