Month: February 2022

Who Gets to Go to School? (3): Are Taleban attitudes starting to change from within?

Sabawoon Samim •

In the last of our three reports on the Taleban and education, especially of girls, we turn to what seems to be a relatively new trend. Guest author Sabawoon Samim* has been looking at views of girls’ education within the Taleban movement and finds it notable that some Taleban are now seeking out school and […]

7 Feb 2022

Taliban Are Collecting Revenue — But How Are They Spending It?

USIP, 2 February 2022 Although economic and humanitarian conditions in Afghanistan continue to deteriorate, the Taliban have taken some positive steps toward financial stability by publishing a fiscally responsible three-month budget and raising considerable amounts of domestic revenue — especially through customs duties, which have risen with a crackdown on corruption.  However, this budget raises several questions: […]

2 Feb 2022

Qatar’s Humanitarian Diplomacy in Afghanistan: A Bridge With the West

Inside Arabia, 7 January 2021 A rare article on the foreign policy of one of the emerging Arab players – here Qatar – on Afghanistan.

1 Feb 2022