The Express Tribune

Afghanistan on the edge: The Taliban’s growing fault lines

Factional rivalries, tribal loyalties, authoritarian rule and hardline policies are testing Afghan regime cohesion ...
The National Interest

The Taliban’s Madrasa System Is Growing

Since 2021, the Taliban has encouraged madrasa schools, raising concerns about religious indoctrination and the spread of extremism in Afghanistan. The madrasa-based education system has a long and ...
The Conversation

The Taliban may not like Peaky Blinders, but its Afghan fans are part of a long history of cultural engagement with the world

Magnus Marsden has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The Taliban’s morality police recently summoned four young men in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan for ...