Afghanistan

India’s dealings with Myanmar and Afghanistan shortchange national interest
Security / Commentary
India’s dealings with Myanmar and Afghanistan shortchange national interest
Sushant Singh
Afghan women fight the Taliban despite threats and forced detention
Gender / Lede
Afghan women fight the Taliban despite threats and forced detention
Deepa Parent
Media / Reportage How the Afghan media navigates Taliban rule Ezzatullah Mehrdad
Government / Commentary How India lost the plot in Afghanistan Sushant Singh
Gender / Essay The response of some Indian Muslims to the Taliban is both anti-women and anti-democracy Nabeela Paniyath
Health / News Polio was seeing a global resurgence. The COVID-19 pandemic may have helped it along Sophie Cousins
Health / News COVID-19: Indians in Afghanistan seek to be evacuated, doctors stress lack of PPE Ashutosh Sharma
Health / News How women in Afghanistan are recovering from rising drug addiction Meha Dixit
Technology / The Lede Two women from Afghanistan hold courses in computer programming Ketaki Latkar
Arts / The Lede The woman who set up Afghanistan’s biggest cultural archive Nazes Afroz
Arts / Photo Essay An intimate view of Kabul’s arts scene Lorenzo Tugnoli, Francesca Recchia
Round Up A Selection Of Short Reads From 2016 The Caravan
Television / The Lede How Indian soap operas are made palatable for an Afghan audience Maija Liuhto
History / Editor's Corner EDITOR’S PICK Rahul Gupta
Politics / Commentary Can reconciliation protect India's long-term interests in Afghanistan? Shashank Joshi
Politics / Commentary A look at Obama’s AfPak policy over the past four years of his presidency Christophe Jaffrelot
Communities / Photo Essay Dispossessed war widows from all over Afghanistan converged upon a steep hill and converted it by hand into a cooperative community of women and children Andrea Bruce
Arts / The Lede Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors takes on new meaning in its Afghan adaptation Sharanya
Film / Essay Inside the world of an Afghan film star Taran N Khan
Business / The Lede India's $2 billion aid package may be feeding the insurgency as well Matthieu Aikins
Mapping The City Through Books, The Author Discovers A Kabul Made Entirely Of Words. Taran N Khan
Conflict A journey into the world of Karachi’s neglected population of Afghan refugees Fatima Bhutto
Politics / Commentary Will Barack Obama be able to overturn the old framework of American Exceptionalism from its foreign policy to lay foundations for a more equitable relationship with the world? Vinod K Jose
Conflict / Reportage Nation building or proxy war? Matthieu Aikins