Afghanistan

From major elections to the AI boom, here are the issues six of our expert contributors expect to make the news in the year ahead.

After Opec cut oil production on October 17, 1973, millions were displaced from Afghanistan and Syria, transforming global politics, argues Randall Hansen.

From Rudyard Kipling to Joe Biden, the West has stuck to its orientalist misunderstanding of Afghanistan and its people, writes Hameed Hakimi.

Dogmatically and brutally, the Taliban are learning to govern - but growing tensions between Kandahar and Kabul are its biggest threat, writes Hassan Abbas.

Andrew Quilty’s account of the western allies’ hasty withdrawal shows the turmoil it created in Afghanistan but lacks context, writes Lynne O’Donnell.

Afghanistan’s opium production may be 90 per cent down this year, but it’s likely to bounce back thanks to soaring prices and global demand, writes Orzala Nemat.

As dust storms in the Middle East become increasingly frequent and intense, adversaries must cooperate to address the causes.

Episode 30 of our weekly podcast examines the growing tension between India and China, and the issues India must overcome to achieve its global power ambitions.

As a photojournalist in Ukraine, Afghanistan and elsewhere, I have seen how women face extreme adversity with bravery, grit and humour, writes Lynsey Addario.

Stephanie Carvin explains why technology does not overcome the challenges of war.

Zarifa Ghafari discusses her struggle for equality and the multiple attempts on her life with co-author Hannah Lucinda Smith – and what happened when she went home.

Somaia Valizadeh, an Afghan journalist, describes building her new life in Turkey since escaping the Taliban.

The Afghanistan expert tells Mike Higgins the Taliban are reneging on their promises and that the region’s powers must intercede.

Even if Afghanistan does not fall back into outright conflict, there is no end in sight to the suffering of the Afghan people.

In a series exploring women in international affairs, Afghan human rights activist, Horia Mosadiq, speaks to Lisa Toremark about how life has changed for women in Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power, and why she feels let down by the international community.

Riots in Sri Lanka, economic collapse in Pakistan and India stuck in the middle – it’s a perfect storm and the forecast is not improving, says Gareth Price

Krisztina Csortea on the ethical issues raised when applying technology to humanitarian crises

History shows that foreign aid will be key to establishing stability and legitimacy, writes Hameed Hakimi

Action on climate change could be a way to move beyond humanitarian aid and start building the food and water security Afghanistan so desperately needs.

The senior negotiator at the 2020-21 Afghan peace talks in Qatar, tells Trisha de Borchgrave who today’s Taliban are and what they mean for their country’s future

On March 8, the world marks International Women’s Day. While we have come a long way since its inception in 1911, more work needs to be done to achieve gender equality. What does this mean for international relations?

A record number of people across the world are in need of humanitarian aid. Why is this situation worsening? And what must be done to address it?

Here are this year’s winners of the Courage in Photojournalism Award, presented by the International Women’s Media Foundation

With a focus on evacuations from Afghanistan, the situation in Europe is often forgotten as thousands of asylum seekers continue to wait for their cases to be settled.

Turkey’s plans to leverage a role in Afghanistan to achieve its broader goals appear misplaced.

The US chooses to overlook similarities between the Taliban and ISIS, supposedly in the national interest. But ‘Islamist terrorism’ is in the eye of the beholder.

The Taliban returning to power opens a new, but also rather inevitable, chapter in a turbulent history for Afghanistan since the 1979 Soviet invasion.

Osama Bin-Laden and Al-Qaeda first attracted global attention following US embassy bombings in Africa, enhancing their credibility to aspiring jihadists.

Many Russia watchers recall the fleeting moment 20 years ago when the country could have moved away from a path of confrontation with the US.

Momentous decisions made during the post-2001 era have failed to control weapons of all types, but now is the time to put right those wrongs.