Afghanistan
Why Is a Fake Biden Dog Account Tweeting ‘Pawrribly Wrong’ Theories About Afghanistan?
The Oval Pawffice has been asking increasingly extreme questions and hinting at increasingly extreme claims, posed in the voice of a theoretical animal.
This Is What It’s Like for Afghan Refugees Crossing the Border Into Pakistan
For thousands of Afghans who want to flee the Taliban, the only way out is overland to Pakistan. But their neighbour is turning them back.
Surreal Photos From the Taliban’s First Month Back in Power
A month after Kabul fell, Afghan society has been transformed.
‘Abandoned’ Afghans Are Still Risking Their Lives to Escape the Taliban
VICE World News spoke with a former interpreter with British forces who was shot at as he tried to flee the country after putting his life in the hands of human traffickers.
These Afghan Women Are Rejecting the ‘Morbid’ Taliban Dress Code With Sass
Afghan women are sharing photos of themselves and their families to “show the world what the real Afghanistan is made of.”
Taliban Ban Women From Studying With Men at University
The Islamist group said it will not allow mixed classes anymore, while women will also be required to wear an ‘Islamic hijab’.
We Spoke to the Afghan Family Who Lost 10 Members to a Botched US Drone Strike
Most of the victims were children.
As Young Talents Flee, Afghanistan Faces A Dying Arts and Culture Scene
With the Taliban in power, artists and musicians are silent, as "blasting Metallica or Iron Maiden would be acts that could get one killed.”
This Is What a Free Press Looks Like Under the Taliban
Taqi Daryabi and Nematullah Naqdi from daily newspaper Etilaatroz said they were beaten for hours with rifle butts and electrical cables, for covering a protest led by women.
Taliban Quietly Bring Back Notorious Vice Ministry That Patrolled Streets With Whips
An infamous Taliban ministry that in the 1990s deployed patrols of men with whips to ensure women adhered to draconian laws has made a comeback.
A US-Designated Terrorist Will Lead the Taliban's Fight Against ISIS-K
“Send a terrorist to catch a terrorist, indeed,” said a former security contractor for the Afghan government.
Former Gitmo Inmates and Wanted Terrorists: Meet the New Taliban Government
There are no women or ethnic minorities in the cabinet, while most of the new faces are sons of leaders from the previous Taliban regime.