On February 26, the Taliban held what is reported to be the fifth public execution since the near finalization of withdrawing U.S. and NATO troops from Afghanistan and their success in regaining power over the territory in 2021.
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Heart is the third-largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of over 500,000. Approximately 1.8 million people were in areas that experienced high intensity impact due to the earthquake. The initial earthquake, numerous aftershocks and a third 6.3 magnitude quake on October 11 destroyed hundreds of mud-brick homes, schools, health clinics and other village facilities.
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A recent report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) showed a “nearly twelvefold increase in methamphetamine seizures between 2019 and 2021 from 2.5 tons to 29.7 tons.”
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Since May 2022, the Taliban has been slowly yet steadily suffocating women through heavy restrictions on various aspects of women’s lives, from education and employment to social interaction and leisure.
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The Taliban’s quick rise to power sparked “joy” and celebration amongst a variety of militant groups that admired the Taliban’s commitment to their ideological goals. The international community’s concerns that Afghanistan will become a safe haven for terrorist activity, as in the 2000s, remains steadfast.
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The cultivation of poppy is now strictly prohibited in Afghanistan, per a recent decree from the Taliban. The move comes amid the Taliban’s bid for formal international recognition, in which cessation of the Afghan drug trade has been a major impediment to the international community.
Read MoreThe Taliban have heightened restrictions limiting women’s access to freedom and public society, prohibiting girls from returning to secondary school and women from traveling by airplane without a male companion, Reuters reports.
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Concerns regarding the impact on Afghanistan’s opium trade have been largely elusive from global conversations since the Taliban reclaimed control of Afghanistan last August, despite its prominence as a multi-billion dollar industry. Reuters reports the United States government has spent more than $8 billion in an unsuccessful effort to eradicate it.
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Following the Taliban’s capture of Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul, on August 15, countries around the world are bracing for another mass migration of refugees. However, some leaders of Western European countries, such as, Germany and France—two of the most sought-after destinations by asylum seekers—are refusing to allow another migrant wave that resembles the Syrian refugee crisis in 2015.
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Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban’s takeover of the country, many questions have arisen regarding women’s rights in the country. The Taliban announced that they would lead an inclusive government where women would work “shoulder to shoulder” with men, promising to govern differently than before, says Al Jazeera.
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