Afghanistan
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The Week Unwrapped: Schoolgirl poisonings, accidental DNA and queer history
podcast What is happening in Afghan schools? Could air pollution monitors help to track DNA? And is LGBTQ+ history joining the mainstream?
By The Week Staff Published
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The Taliban’s ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on opium poppy crops in Afghanistan
feature Cultivation in former poppy-growing heartland Helmand has been slashed from 120,000 hectares to less than 1,000
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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Officials believe dozens of girls in Afghanistan were deliberately poisoned at school
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Taliban kills mastermind of Kabul airport suicide bombing
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Sudan evacuation: has Foreign Office learnt the lessons from Afghanistan?
Today's Big Question Failings of chaotic withdrawal from Kabul prompt return of foreign secretary and airlift of Britons from Khartoum
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Taliban returns to ‘Stone Age Islamism’ in Afghanistan
feature Taliban leaders view ‘complete gender segregation’ as a recipe for a ‘truly Islamic system’
By The Week Staff Published
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Taliban releases 2 Americans held in Afghanistan
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Where is sex before marriage illegal?
feature Indonesia is the latest country to ban sex outside of wedlock
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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American detained in Afghanistan for over 2 years released in prisoner exchange
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By Theara Coleman Published
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How Afghanistan has changed after a year of Taliban rule
feature Economic collapse, a crackdown on women’s rights and an exodus of the professional class leaves country in crisis
By The Week Staff Published
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Afghanistan: A year after the withdrawal
opinion What did the U.S. leave behind when it pulled out of Afghanistan?
By Grayson Quay Published
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Prominent cleric who supported female education killed in Afghanistan bombing
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By Harold Maass Published
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What the U.S. accomplished by killing al-Zawahiri
opinion The sharpest opinions on the debate from around the web
By Harold Maass Published
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How dangerous is al-Qaeda now?
Today's Big Question Killing of leader Ayman al-Zawahiri ‘expected to degrade the terror group’s ability to operate’
By The Week Staff Published
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