Putin’s framing of the Ukraine war as an attack on Russia by the West could make it hard to end the violent stalemate

Exclusive: Home Office told thousands who fled the Taliban to fend for themselves – now they can’t find places to live

OPINION: The 2003 Iraq war led to huge numbers of civilian deaths, and continuing insurgencies in the Middle East and Africa

OPINION: Without food sovereignty, private businesses will continue profiteering at the expense of the planet

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Taliban-ruled Afghanistan’s new golden age of coal reveals a country that is going back to old-fashioned ways

Biden must release Afghanistan’s foreign reserves to alleviate suffering, argues Ecuador’s ex-central bank director

Today is World Refugee Day. War and climate change, both fuelled by the West, force millions to flee their homes

Journalism is under attack – yet MPs will line up on Tuesday to pay lip service to ‘World Press Freedom Day’

Nine months on from the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, teenage girls remain deprived of their right to education

Those in the Middle East know the kind of destruction seen in Ukraine all too well – the West was the perpetrator

As Afghans sell organs to buy food, the Biden administration announces it will allocate $7bn of seized Afghan assets...

A recent attack on a prison in Syria and a massacre of Iraqi soldiers have left many fearing ISIS may soon resurface...

Withdrawal of funding, logistical problems and fear of the Taliban mean that thousands of Afghans are enduring a...

When the Taliban began door-to-door searches for NATO contractors, Moheeb was left with no choice but to attempt to...

​​​​Time to celebrate! Here’s how women have made a difference across the world this year

In August, thousands of people who worked for the UK in Afghanistan were left to the Taliban’s mercy. openDemocracy...

For jihadist groups, recruiting new adherents – primarily young men with few prospects – appears to be almost as...

Two key factors will ensure that the Kabul regime is here to stay – no matter how dire it gets for civilians

As an Iranian woman, I understood the fear and oppression facing Afghan women. I had to tell their stories to the world

Exclusive: Home Office failed to answer almost three million calls, as Afghans fleeing Taliban say UK government...