Two years on from taking control of Afghanistan the Taliban continues to rule through fear and threatens the stability of the whole region.
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The Taliban’s two years ruling Afghanistan have taught us ordinary human rights initiatives are insufficient to address gender apartheid. We need resolute collective international action.
The ICC was only ever intended as a court of last resort, meaning it will only investigate and prosecute people for alleged war crimes when a country is unwilling or unable to do so itself.
The awarding, and revoking, of military medals is more complex than it appears, and is no replacement for the proper investigation of alleged war crimes.
The explosive evidence heard in the case also underscores the need for the Army and the Australian public to reckon fully with the conduct of Australian forces in the Afghanistan campaign.
In his judgment, the judge said he was satisfied the most serious imputations were proven on the balance of probabilities, which is the test in such civil cases.
Women who served in unofficial combat and intelligence roles during the Afghanistan war offer brutally honest accounts of their experiences.
The west wants to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. But every move towards engagement with the Taliban is met with further oppression.
ISIS-K’s recent killings of Taliban brass are part of the extremist group’s long-term strategy. Will Taliban leaders contain the resurgence of violence?
The area of land under opium cultivation increased by 32% last year.
Widows and single women are losing their homes, after being told they can no longer work by the Taliban, and are living on the poverty line.
China is expanding its relationship with the Taliban as a way of addressing its needs for increased energy supply.
Since the Taliban’s return to power in neighbouring Afghanistan, the security situation in Pakistan has grown increasingly dire.
A US Air Force professor of philosophy weighs in on Prince Harry’s decision to disclose his ‘body count’ from his service in Afghanistan.
An expert in military decision-making explains the real-life consequences of war and the long-term psychological toll that endures.
Fifty years after the US pulled out of Vietnam, the legacy of that war is still influencing its decisions.
There are a range of new flashpoints and ongoing deadly conflicts the world has largely ignored due to the focus on Ukraine.
Joe Biden’s move away from Trump’s isolationist policy has won some support from the public, and Congress.
Afghanistan’s new rulers have broken their pledge to uphold women’s rights.
Pictures of women in war play a pivotal role in the battlefield of political ideas, argues a feminist historian who examines how images and attire are used and seen in war zones and occupied lands.
Top contributors
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Reader in Sociology, City, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, School of History and Philosophy, UNSW Sydney
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Visiting Research Professor, The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace Security and Justice, Queen's University Belfast
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Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate in Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Anthropology, Emerita, Concordia University
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professor in Conflict and Development Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Agnes Scott College
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Faculty Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
