Since the Taliban’s August 2021 takeover of Afghanistan, they have ratcheted up restrictions on women and girls as the group consolidates power. These restrictions include limitations on employment, education, public interactions and other fundamental rights such as...
Women escaping from the increasingly restrictive Taliban regime in Afghanistan find their journeys to freedom are fraught with dangers. This week the Taliban banned women from universities. They are increasingly forced to remain at home. Source: Afghan Women Refugees...
A year after the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, tens of thousands of allies are struggling to reach safety. The US Congress needs to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act now. Source: Tens of thousands of Afghan allies were left behind. Why have so few...
Matt Zeller, a U.S. Army captain who served in Afghanistan and whose interpreter saved his life, center, gathers with other veterans who are urging Congress to pass the Afghan Adjustment Act at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 21, 2022. Commentary by Jack McCain, December 6,...
Thousands who escaped to the U.S. are stuck in immigration limbo. As the Taliban regime retook the country, more than 79,000 Afghans were evacuated to the U.S. When [their] humanitarian parole expires, these Afghans can’t legally stay in the U.S., and the risk of...