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As Taliban Expand Control, Concerns About Forced Marriage and Sex Slavery Rise
In some Afghan towns, women are fleeing ahead of insurgent takeovers.
Why Is Everyone Going to Iceland?
How Reykjavik successfully managed the pandemic and brought tourism back.
A ‘Life and Death Fight’ Against the Taliban in Central Afghanistan
Bamiyan, home to the Taliban-wrecked Buddhas, might be the start of Afghanistan’s pushback against the insurgents.
Biden Loses Top Pentagon Asia Hand
Yet more turnover at the Pentagon for the administration.
Biden to Tap Career Diplomat to Senior State Department Management Post
John Bass has served in some of the most difficult diplomatic assignments abroad, including Turkey and Afghanistan.
U.S. Quietly Gives Up on South Sudan War Crimes Court
Six years after Washington gave $5 million to set up a war crimes court, nothing has happened.
Lawmakers Gear Up to Wrest Back War Powers From the White House
They say the effort seeks to reverse decades of encroachment by the executive branch.
South Africa’s Twin Crises Are Feeding Each Other
Political chaos is worsening the third wave of the coronavirus.
Israel Goes to War Again, This Time Against Ben & Jerry’s
Israeli leaders press for legal measures after the ice cream company announced it would halt sales in Jewish settlements.
What’s Next for Christian Zionists?
The backbone of Israel’s support in the United States is a group of evangelical Christians, but their power is threatened by the changing of the political guard.
The Taliban Are Breaking Bad
Meth is even more profitable than heroin—and is turbocharging the insurgency.
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