Blinken urges HTS extremists in Syria to learn from the taliban’s isolation
HTS, a former Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, claims to have severed ties with jihadists
Iran has built a 10 km wall on the border with Afghanistan
Since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, the flow of Afghans to Iran has increased
Afghanistan: Taliban’s Harsh Rules Now Target Men – “Grow a Beard, No Jeans, No Glancing at Women”
As the power of the "morality police" in Afghanistan grows, so do the restrictions on individual freedoms - "Should we have spoken up earlier?" men in the capital, Kabul, ask themselves