The Taliban’s ranks rapidly swelledas people-weary with lawlessness and war-rallied ... money and men for the Taliban. Pakistani Motivations The aspect of contemporary Afghanistan that is ...

However, for centuries, Afghan ... the purdah (veil). Women stepped out in long coats and hats, and by the 1970s, they were wearing skirts and working shoulder-to-shoulder with men in various ...

Students may use this knowledge to postulate about what a war would mean for the Afghan people, short- and long-term. Afghanistan is under the microscope in the wake of the terrorist attacks on ...

The Taliban government are touting Afghanistan's vast natural resources, untapped during two decades of war, as a lifeline for the ravaged economy and a lucrative opportunity for foreign speculators.

The last three years have seen the Taliban placing restrictions on all aspects of women’s lives in Afghanistan ... law made it mandatory for a woman to veil her body at all times in public.