List of South Asia articles
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Afghan women hold placards as they march and shout slogans such as "Bread, work, freedom" during a women's rights protest in Kabul on Aug. 13. Taliban Mark a ‘Black Day’ for Afghanistan With More Violence Against Women
A year after the Taliban takeover, women took to the streets defiantly to demand bread, work, and freedom.
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A flight of British citizens and other eligible personnel are evacuated from Kabul in 2021. Afghanistan Was a Predictable, Preventable Disaster
On the sad anniversary of the chaotic U.S. pullout, Afghanistan is once again primed for terror.
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In this handout provided by U.S. Central Command Public Affairs, U.S. Air Force personnel load passengers onto a C-17 Globemaster III during evacuation efforts in Kabul on Aug. 24. Why No One Was in Charge in Afghanistan
Three ways to prevent another debacle.
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Afghan women wait in front of a bank office in Kabul. ‘Afghan Women’ Aren’t Who You Think They Are
Western powers and donors created a category that consigned the women of Afghanistan to perpetual victimhood—while all parties instrumentalized them for political ends.
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A man passes a group of veiled women in Kabul One Year Later, Afghanistan Is a Land of Shrugs and Sadness
The return of the Taliban may have ended the fighting. The suffering goes on.
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Men in colorful outfits stand around on a sandy road. Afghanistan, 1 Year Later: ‘It’s a Really Dire Situation’
Two experts on the Taliban’s governing style—and why Pakistan has “buyer’s remorse.”
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An aircraft flies above white snowy mountains. India’s Beef With China Sizzles at Over 10,000 Feet
And the Pentagon wants to help India in the mountaintop brawl.
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Tafsir Siyaposh visits a friend in Kabul to discuss what can be done about the current situation of women in Afghanistan on June 2. Meet the Woman Who Makes the Taliban Squirm
Tafsir Siyaposh has spent the past year pressing the Taliban on women’s rights by besting them at their own theological jousts on live television.
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Afghans seeking help with applying for special immigrant visas to the United States crowd into an internet cafe in Kabul on Aug. 8, 2021. Afghans Promised a Way Out Are Still Trapped by Red Tape
More than 70,000 Afghans who worked for the United States are still waiting for visas—unless the Taliban get to them first.
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Shiite Muslims take part in a Muharram procession. The Taliban Are Wrecking Ashura Too
Afghanistan’s extremist rulers are cracking down on minorities, especially Shiites, as hard as they have on women.
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Opposition supporters march during a protest against inflation, political destabilization, and fuel price hikes in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on July 2. Pakistan Is Drowning in Debt
Rising prices, food insecurity, and a growing debt burden make Islamabad’s other challenges all the more pressing.
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The Sri Lankan flag is lowered; beneath it stand people in military uniforms. In Sri Lanka, the Military Still Runs the Show
The international community has a part to play in ending its culture of impunity.
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A screen grab shows Zawahiri speaking above a chyron in Arabic with his name and position in al Qaeda. What Zawahiri’s Death Means for al Qaeda’s Future
Impressive as the operation to kill Ayman al-Zawahiri was, it doesn’t obviate the terrorism threat from Afghanistan.
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A Taliban fighter aims his rifle. Taliban Killings Skyrocket in Forgotten Afghanistan
A new report exposes the regime’s shocking brutality.
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Khan and supporters stand on a wooden platform atop a vehicle and wave to crowds of people and cars. Pakistan’s Narrative Problem
Years of propaganda have given Pakistanis an unrealistic understanding of what ails their country.
