Tag: taliban
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Media Monitor: IISS Says Taliban Consolidates Power After Five Years but Remains Economically Fragile and Diplomatically Isolated
The International Institute for Strategic Studies reports the Taliban has consolidated power in Afghanistan and built regional ties, but remains economically fragile, politically repressive and far from international integration.
Politics and GovernmentWorldConflictAfghanistanPakistanGeneral PoliticsMilitarySocial IssuesEconomyAsia TalibanInternational Institute for Strategic StudiesTehrik-e-Taliban Pakistanwomen's rightsIISS
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Media Monitor: Taliban to release U.S. detainee after mother's request
The Afghan Taliban government announced it will release U.S. detainee Dennis Coyle following a request from his mother, according to The Associated Press.
WorldPolitics and GovernmentMilitary TalibanAfghanistanDetainee ReleaseDennis CoyleDiplomacyHumanitarianUSA TODAY
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Media Monitor: Canada-U.S. Trade, Alzheimer's Research, and Afghan Refugee Crisis
CBC News reports on Canada-U.S. trade relations, Alzheimer's research focusing on women, an Afghan refugee's plight, the disappearance of Bick's pickles, and the potential of urban cable cars.
BusinessHealthWorldPolitics and GovernmentCanadaTradeMedical ScienceSocial IssuesRefugeeEurope Alzheimer'sTalibanBick's PicklesCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)