Don’t abandon Afghan women

As the United States convenes the NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, the fate of Afghanistan’s women is on my mind. This spring marks the 10th anniversary of the return of Afghanistan’s girls to the classroom. During the Taliban era, women were denied education. Women could not work, even when they were the sole providers for their families. Under the Taliban dictatorship, it was decreed that ...

Tensions Simmer Between Tehran, Kabul

Iran's influence in Afghanistan is set in concrete: new roads crisscross the country, power grids supply remote cities with electricity, and planned railways form ties that bind. Tehran's also leaves its mark in less obvious ways, for example through its export of cultural and political views, strong media presence, and the funding of religious schools. -Frud Bezhan, RFE

Scott Atran: Religion Is a Potent Force for Ingroup Cooperation and Intergroup Conflict, Science Article Maintains

In an age where religious and sacred causes are resurgent, there is urgent need for joint scientific effort to understand them, to help identify and isolate the moral imperatives for decisions on war or peace.

Taliban stronger than before U.S. troop surge: lawmakers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Taliban is stronger now than before President Barack Obama ordered a surge of troops to Afghanistan, two senior U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday, contradicting the administration's assessment of the insurgency. "I think we both say that what we found is the Taliban is stronger," Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein told "Fox News Sunday" in an ...

Perspective: Remember Afghanistan's women

As the United States convenes the NATO summit in Chicago this weekend, the fate of Afghanistan's women is on my mind. This spring marks the 10th anniversary of the return of Afghanistan's girls to the classroom.