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Interactive: The Insurgency in Afghanistan’s Heartland
Interactive: The Insurgency in Afghanistan’s Heartland
Taliban Restrictions on Women’s Rights Deepen Afghanistan’s Crisis
Taliban Restrictions on Women’s Rights Deepen Afghanistan’s Crisis
Table of Contents
  1. Executive Summary
  2. Introduction
  3. Restricting Education for Women and Girls
    1. Early Hopes
    2. Disappointment and Uncertainty
    3. Bad News at Gunpoint
    4. International Condemnation and Threats
  4. Banning Women at NGOs
    1. The Taliban Double Down
    2. Immeasurable Harm
    3. Economic Effects
    4. Looming Aid Cuts
  5. The Taliban’s Hardening Regime
    1. Women’s Rights as a Battlefield
    2. The Emir Asserts Himself
    3. No Mechanism for Disagreements
  6. International Options
    1. Constraints on Outside Actors
    2. The Worst Option: Slamming Doors Shut
    3. More Constructive Options
      1. Funding humanitarian needs
      2. Supporting principled aid delivery
      3. Promoting long-term social change
      4. Addressing the causes of the disaster
  7. Conclusion
  8. Appendix A: Map of Afghanistan
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Interactive: The Insurgency in Afghanistan’s Heartland

On 27 June, the International Crisis Group published the report The Insurgency in Afghanistan's Heartland. The report examines how collusion between insurgent elements and corrupt government officials in Kabul and the nearby provinced has increased, leading to a profusion of criminal networks in the Afghan heartland.

This interactive map was produced together with the report, allowing you to explore more information about the provinces around Kabul and Afghanistan in general.

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