Susannah George
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Ukraine puts Orthodox priest under house arrest for Russia ties
The move by Ukraine to detain Metropolitan Pavlo, a prominent cleric, showed the extent to which the war has deepened rifts within the Orthodox Church. → Read More
Divorced and remarried, these Afghan women are outlaws under Taliban rule
Taliban law voids thousands of divorces, experts say, and now considers many remarried women to be adulterers. → Read More
Taliban forging religious emirate in Afghanistan with draconian Islamic law
Afghanistan’s new rulers are replacing civil rights with ‘God’s law,’ by gutting the justice system and packing the jails. → Read More
Taliban hard-liners consolidate control with crackdown on women
Recent edicts by ultraconservatives based in Kandahar overrode the wishes of some Taliban officials in the capital and in the provinces. → Read More
At COP27, flood-battered Pakistan leads push to make polluting countries pay
Developing nations have long sought compensation for climate harms. Now, the cost of global warming may be growing too great for rich countries to ignore. → Read More
Pakistan’s Imran Khan says he knew of assassination plot before shooting
In his first speech since being shot at a protest march, Imran Khan detailed the plot against him and the corruption in the country, on a day of nationwide protests. → Read More
Pakistan’s Imran Khan and associates shot and inured during protest march
A hail of automatic fire struck the truck Imran Khan was riding on top of, wounding him and several associates. → Read More
Journey inside Pakistan’s flood zone reveals how poorest were hit hardest
Many parts of the region are expected to remain underwater for months to come, and desperation is growing among the hundreds of thousands who have been displaced. → Read More
Tens of thousands refuse to flee submerged Pakistani villages
Military officials warn this could frustrate relief efforts, risk many more deaths. → Read More
Pakistan’s biggest lake bursts its banks, threatening further floods
Months of unprecedented heavy rains in Pakistan have devastated crops, displaced millions and killed more than 1,300 people. → Read More
Taliban puts on show of force to celebrate anniversary of U.S. withdrawal
The military parade, held in what was once the largest U.S. base of Bagram, showcased captured U.S. and NATO military equipment. → Read More
Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan leaves families stranded without aid
“The destruction and losses are so huge, it’s something we have never seen before," a local official told The Washington Post. → Read More
How Afghan women took on the Taliban, as told through their text messages
Protest leaders in Afghanistan shared their WhatsApp conversations over the last year, providing an account of their lives and activism, their hopes and fears. → Read More
Pakistan’s Imran Khan granted reprieve from arrest on terror charges
The motion prevents police from arresting him before Sept. 1, when he must appear once more before a court. → Read More
Taliban struggle to respond to earthquake amid international isolation
Taliban struggle to respond to earthquake amid international isolation Mawlawi Sharafuddin Muslim, Afghanistan's deputy minister of disaster management, addresses a crowd in the area affected by the earthquake, in Paktika, Afghanistan, on June 23, 2022. (Lorenzo Tugnoli for The Washington Post) GYAN, Afghanistan — As three helicopters touched down in this earthquake-ravaged district on Thursday,… → Read More
Five British men released from Taliban custody
Arrests of foreigners by the Taliban began late last year and continued for months as its leadership cracked down on activists and foreigners accused of working in the country without proper documentation. → Read More
Inside the Taliban’s secret war in the Panjshir Valley
Taliban forces have been locked for months in an on-again, off-again battle with opposition fighters in the Panjshir Valley. → Read More
Millions looted from Afghan government during Taliban takeover
The largely inconclusive report found it unlikely that former president Ashraf Ghani had taken huge amounts of money but did say that tens of millions were looted. → Read More
Taliban morality police tighten their grip on Afghan women
Enforcers from the Ministry for the Prevention of Vice and Promotion of Virtue are expanding their reach into all aspects of Afghan society. → Read More
Taliban moves to hand control of Afghan airports to UAE company
KABUL — The Taliban is handing over control of the country’s airports to a company based in the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement from the prime minister’s office Tuesday. A memorandum of understanding was signed Tuesday in Kabul “for the control and management of the airports in Afghanistan” by Taliban acting first deputy prime minister Abdul Ghani Baradar and Razack Aslam Mohammed… → Read More