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Worldcrunch » Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Stay updated with comprehensive news on Afghanistan from Worldcrunch. Discover insights on Afghan politics, economic developments, societal issues, and cultural landmarks with translations from top international sources. Highlights include Kabul, Afghan culture, and historical events.

Photo of an an Afghan displaced child holding her baby sister in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2017.
Societygender roles

Bacha Posh, When Afghan Girls Are Raised As Boys

by Marina Kiryunina August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
Migrant Livesmigration

Chaos And Cruelty As Iran Forces Thousands Of Afghans Back Across The Border

by Firouzeh Nordstrom August 4, 2025August 4, 2025
Geopoliticsputin

Good v. Bad Terrorists: Unpacking Russia’s Surprise Recognition Of Taliban Rule In Afghanistan

by Vasily Zagorsky July 14, 2025July 15, 2025
Photo of U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
In The Newsdonald trump

Oil And Ignorance: Trump Steps Right Into The West’s Long History Of Failing The Middle East

by Bernd Ulrich June 23, 2025
Afghan woman walking
Geopoliticswomen's rights

Why The World Can’t Save The Women Of Afghanistan

by Pierre Haski February 7, 2025May 24, 2025
Photo of a Pro-Palestine and Hezbollah rally held in Tehran
Geopoliticshamas

How Tehran’s Defeats Abroad Are Starting To Boomerang Back To The Home Front

by Hamed Mohammadi January 20, 2025May 24, 2025
Closeup photo of three test tubes containing heroin, carfentail and fentanyl
Societyitaly

Fentanyl Is Spreading In Europe — Inside Italy’s Looming Opioid Crisis

by Luigi Mastrodonato July 19, 2024May 24, 2025
Workers and anti-genocide protestors join students at the Gaza solidarity encampment at George Washington University.
Geopoliticseuropean union

The Leftist-Islamist Alliance Is More Dangerous Than You Know

by Siavash Pendar July 8, 2024May 24, 2025
Screenshot of a YouTube video showing Joe Hatab visiting Afghanistan
Societygaza

Jihadwashing: Arab Travel Influencers Paint Rosy Picture Of Taliban-Run Afghanistan

by Nour Aweiti July 2, 2024May 23, 2025
Man walking past an anti-Putin graffiti on a destroyed wall in
Ideasukraine

Where Imperialism Goes To Die: Lessons From Afghanistan To Ukraine

by Worldcrunch September 26, 2023May 24, 2025
Image of a canal near Kamal Khan dam in Nimroz province, Afghanistna.
In The Newsiran

Water War Or Religious Strife? Trouble At The Iran-Afghanistan Border

by Pierre Haski May 30, 2023May 24, 2025
Photo of archeologists at work in Mes Ainak, south of Kabul, before Chinese state owned mining company MCC starts building a new project.
Geopoliticsunited states

How China Is Doing Business With The Taliban

by Meike Eijsberg August 26, 2022May 24, 2025
Backlit photo of a woman holding onto a fence
Migrant Livesmigration

Taliban To Traffickers — The Perilous Journey Of Women Fleeing Afghanistan

by Irene Caselli July 18, 2022May 21, 2025
Taliban Education, Inside A Madrasa Islamic School Shaping Afghanistan's Future
Societyeducation

Taliban Education, Inside A Madrasa Islamic School Shaping Afghanistan’s Future

by Jane Herbelin February 23, 2022May 19, 2025
Taliban Redux, Cleaned-Up Image Can't Mask Their Cruel Reality
In The Newshumanitarian crisis

Taliban Redux, Cleaned-Up Image Can’t Mask Their Cruel Reality

by Worldcrunch January 25, 2022May 21, 2025
A woman in a blue burqa on the street with two small children
Geopoliticshumanitarian aid

Inside The Taliban’s Laissez-Faire Policy On Drug Trafficking

by Worldcrunch December 14, 2021May 22, 2025
Photo of Taliban troops during a military operation in Kandahar
In The Newsafghanistan

Taliban And Iran: The Impossible Alliance May Already Be Crumbling

by Worldcrunch December 3, 2021May 19, 2025
From Taliban To Taiwan, The Limits Of Military Power
Geopoliticssyria

From Taliban To Taiwan, The Limits Of Military Power

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank November 22, 2021May 21, 2025
Ghosts Of Defeat Inside Deserted NATO Base In Afghanistan
In The Newsgermany

Ghosts Of Defeat Inside Deserted NATO Base In Afghanistan

by Bethany Wright October 15, 2021May 24, 2025
Reading Rumi In Kabul: A Persian Poet's Lesson For Radical Islam
In The Newsart

Reading Rumi In Kabul: A Persian Poet’s Lesson For Radical Islam

by Hannah Steinkopf-Frank September 27, 2021May 22, 2025
On The Border Of Bosnia: Voices Of Afghan Migrants
Migrant Livesitaly

On The Border Of Bosnia: Voices Of Afghan Migrants

by Worldcrunch September 24, 2021May 22, 2025
Like Afghan War, The U.S. War On Drugs Must End
In The Newsusa

Like Afghan War, The U.S. War On Drugs Must End

by Worldcrunch September 15, 2021May 22, 2025
Reports: U.S. Arms Abandoned In Afghanistan Moved To Iran
In The Newsusa

Reports: U.S. Arms Abandoned In Afghanistan Moved To Iran

by Worldcrunch September 6, 2021May 19, 2025
Afghan Debacle Reminds Us That Finance Rules The World
Geopoliticsnato

Afghan Debacle Reminds Us That Finance Rules The World

by Worldcrunch August 31, 2021May 19, 2025
As U.S. Pulls Out Of Afghanistan, Moscow Eyes Power Vacuum
In The Newsrussia

As U.S. Pulls Out Of Afghanistan, Moscow Eyes Power Vacuum

by Anna Akage July 14, 2021May 22, 2025
Hundreds of people gathered at the scene where an attack claimed over 50 lives at a school in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 9, 2021.
Geopoliticsgeopolitics

What The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan Means For Russia

by Anna Akage May 18, 2021May 22, 2025
fghan army soldiers in Laghman province, Afghanistan in Oct. 2020
Geopoliticsafghanistan

The Taliban Is More Dangerous Than Ever

by Worldcrunch May 3, 2021May 22, 2025
Writing in Afghanistan
In The Newsculture

Afghanistan’s Female Poets Secretly Share Forbidden Words

by Worldcrunch January 11, 2018May 20, 2025
A shopkeeper selling herbal medicine in Kabul
In The Newsafghanistan

Why Ancient Herbal Medicine Is Still So Popular In Afghanistan

by Worldcrunch October 11, 2017May 20, 2025
Kabul boasts between 500 and 600 gyms
In The Newsafghanistan

In Afghanistan, Bodybuilding Gains A Cult Following

by Worldcrunch October 6, 2017May 20, 2025
Basira Joya, 20, presents a news program at Zan TV, the first-ever all-woman television channel
In The Newsafghanistan

Female-Only TV Station Hits Afghanistan Airwaves

by Worldcrunch June 20, 2017May 23, 2025
Khanwali Adil protesting the enslavement of women
Geopoliticsafghanistan

In Afghanistan, Fighting To End Slavery Of Virgin Girls

by [email protected] January 10, 2017May 22, 2025
Afghan refugees going home to Pakistan
Geopoliticscivil war

Decades Later, Afghan Refugees Face Uncertain Homecoming

by Worldcrunch September 14, 2016May 22, 2025
U.S. helicopter under the night sky near Kabul, Afghanistan
Societyreligion

In Afghanistan, Looking For Peace Through A Telescope

by Worldcrunch June 19, 2016May 23, 2025
View from inside a tuk-tuk in Jalalabad, Afghanistan
Geopoliticsafghanistan

Scared And Jobless, Afghan Youth Turn To Human Smugglers

by Worldcrunch May 9, 2016May 22, 2025
Young Afghans listening to the radio in a field
Geopoliticsisis

ISIS Radio Tries To Lure Young Afghans To Jihad

by Worldcrunch April 20, 2016May 23, 2025
Maternal mortality is still very high in Afghanistan
Geopoliticsafghanistan

Maternal Mortality: Midwives To The Rescue In Afghanistan

by Carl Karlsson April 4, 2016May 23, 2025
Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 29, 2010 — Afghanistan's national women's soccer team
Societyfootball

League Of Their Own: Women’s Soccer Gains Ground In Afghanistan

by Bertrand Hauger March 19, 2016May 23, 2025
Afghan drug addicts lay on their beds during their treatment at a hospital in the capital in 2012.
Economyafghanistan

Drug Rehab Comes To War-Torn, Opium-Rich Afghanistan

by Worldcrunch March 2, 2016May 22, 2025
Bamyan's town crier Juma Khan
Societyafghanistan

Town Crier Juma Khan, Afghanistan’s Low-Tech Newsman

by Worldcrunch February 19, 2016May 22, 2025

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