Afghan government collapses, Taliban seize control: 5 essential reads

(ANALYSIS) The Taliban – which means “the students” in Pashto – seized control of Afghanistan in 1996 after capturing Kabul in the Afghan civil war. The Taliban regime was then toppled in 2001 by the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. Here, Afghanistan experts offer insight into the Taliban – then and now – and explain the United States’ role in Afghanistan’s collapse.

Opinion, NewsCatesby HolmesAugust 19, 2021The Conversation, Afghanistan, Roundup, Christianity, Islam, Religious Minorities, Middle East, religious minority, American Withdrawal, Christians in Afghanistan, troops in Afghanistan, Catesby Holmes, Secondary FeatureComment

The Disappearing Religious Minority Women And Girls In Pakistan

(OPINION) Recent cases from Pakistan show how religious minority women and girls are abducted, forcibly converted, forcibly married and abused. This is a systemic, idealogical issue rather than isolated incidents.

Opinion, Middle EastEwelina U. OchabSeptember 29, 2020Ewelina U. Ochab, Pakistan, religious minority, Religious Minorities, Coalition for Religious Equality and Inclusive DevelopmentComment

The U.K. breached its Genocide Convention duties without consequences

The Oxford Forum for International Development, the largest student-run International Development conference in Europe, recently hosted discussions on preventing and punishing genocide of religious minorities, among other topics.

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