Month: April 2022

The surprising Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal over Nagorno-Karabakh, explained

The war between Armenia and Azerbaijan came to an abrupt end on Monday, just hours after it looked as though ...

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8 GAA games will be covered in next weekend’s live TV coverage

EIGHT GAA GAMES will be shown live next weekend as part of a varied schedule for fans. The action begins ...

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The economic case for letting in as many refugees as possible

The reason we should care about refugees is because they are people. But, unfortunately, for many people that is an ...

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Women’s rights have an uncertain future in Afghanistan

Afghanistan, after the Taliban takeover, is a waiting game. And for Afghan women, the waiting game is agonizing. The last ...

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The 3 things experts are watching to evaluate the Taliban

The biggest question since the Taliban recaptured Kabul on August 15 has been whether the group’s return to power means ...

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The long road to resettling Afghans in the US

A vast majority of Americans across the political spectrum — 90 percent of Democrats and 76 percent of Republicans — ...

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ISIS-K, explained by an expert

The United States issued a warning this week amid the crush and chaos at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in ...

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The helplessness of being an Afghanistan War vet

Inside a clinic in eastern Afghanistan, a nine-months-pregnant Afghan woman shivered on an old metal bed as an Afghan midwife ...

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NATO allies are preparing for a future without America’s “forever wars”

Afghanistan wasn’t just America’s 20-year war. It also belonged to US allies. “This has been above all a catastrophe for ...

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How the US created a disaster in Afghanistan

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban took over Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The Afghan president fled the country. Almost all of ...

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