Oct 28 ‘There was no break – it was constant,’ investigation finds systemic torture of detainees by Myanmar’s military By Victoria Milko, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press An investigation by The Associated Press has found that the Myanmar military has been torturing detainees across the country in a methodical and systemic way since its takeover of the government in February. Continue reading
Oct 22 Israel outlaws Palestinian human rights groups, causing backlash from Israeli, international rights organizations By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Most of the targeted organizations document alleged human rights violations by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority, both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 8:21 Afghanistan’s economy, emergency services suffer as U.S. debates Taliban diplomacy By Nick Schifrin It has been four weeks since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. As the militant group cements control in the absence of U.S. military forces — restricting the rights of women and minorities — the lives of millions more afghans… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 3:48 Many Afghans haven’t eaten in weeks as Taliban rule triggers humanitarian crisis By Ali Rogin, Layla Quran An international commercial flight took off from the Kabul airport Thursday for the first since the Taliban seized the country. On the evacuation flight were 200 foreigners, among them Americans. But they leave behind a country in a humanitarian crisis. Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 3:37 What we know about the Taliban men who will form Afghanistan’s interim government The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan continues as the group announced leaders of a "caretaker" government Tuesday. Meanwhile, the U.S. secretaries of state and defense were in the Gulf region, in Qatar, where the American evacuation mission is headquartered, and the… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch 8:54 Two experts on Afghanistan’s ‘caretaker’ government and its ties to other terrorist groups To learn more about the men leading the new Taliban government in Afghanstan, Judy Woodruff speaks to Ahmed Rashid, a journalist and author of "Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia," and Douglas London, who had a 34-year… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 2:35 Taliban gain control of Panjshir Valley but are yet to form an official government By Ali Rogin A senior State Department official confirmed the United States evacuated four Americans from Afghanistan and relocated them to a nearby country in the first known U.S. overland extraction since the August 31 withdrawal deadline. As Ali Rogin reports, that comes… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 11:21 Taliban’s ‘fragmented’ leadership puts aid efforts for Afghan civilians, refugees at risk Even before the U.S. left Afghanistan, many of the 38 million people who live there were in dire need. Now, with the Taliban in charge, the job of aid groups is much harder. An unknown future awaits the tens of… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 11:20 Taliban members have vastly different ideas to govern Afghanistan. Which will prevail? Two days after the last American troops left Afghanistan, Taliban rulers are struggling to keep the country functioning. Meanwhile, the U.S. State Department is trying to secure the remaining Americans and Afghan allies' exit. As the world waits to see… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch 8:56 Can the U.S. safely evacuate Afghanistan by the Aug. 31 deadline? Two experts weigh in For a broader look at the looming deadline to evacuate Afghanistan, Amna Nawaz speaks to Matt Zeller, co-founder of "No One Left Behind," a nonprofit dedicated to getting interpreters and their families out of Afghanistan. He also served in the… Continue watching