ICTD Blog: Checking out checkpoints
Mina Radončić and Markus Geray write about the workshop “Roadblocks and revenues: new geographies of taxation in conflict” that was hosted by DIIS, ICTD and the Centre on Armed Groups in Copenhagen from 15-17 May 2023, bringing together 40 researchers from various countries.
Economist: The Taliban are digging an enormous canal
Ashley Jackson comments on the latest developments in Afghanistan with regional tensions over resource management.
Reuters: Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas
Ashley Jackson comments on the ban on female education in Afghanistan, and the turn toward female madrasas
Economist: A murder in Afghanistan highlights the misery of women
Ashley Jackson comments on the latest developments with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Modern War Institute: The Tyranny of Color-Coded Maps - What We Get Wrong About Measuring Control During Armed Conflict
The Centre’s Ashley Jackson, Florian Weigand and Leigh Mayhew write about what we get wrong about measuring wartime control, with Ibraheem Bahiss.
USA Today: 'Death in slow motion' Women in Afghanistan cope with fear, loss of rights under Taliban rule
Centre analysis quoted in USA Today coverage of Taliban restrictions on women.
Af/Pak File: Assessing Taliban-Led Afghanistan, One Year Later
Centre co-director Ashley Jackson featured on the Af/Pak File podcast, jointly hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Wilson Center's Asia Program.
Economist: Afghanistan is poorer and hungrier than a year ago
Centre analysis quoted in Economist coverage of the one year anniversary of the Taliban takeover.
Reuters: Taliban's isolation makes Afghan earthquake response harder
Centre analysis quoted in Reuters coverage of the Taliban’s response to an earthquake in Afghanistan.
NPR: More than 1,000 people are dead after earthquake in eastern Afghanistan
Centre analysis quoted in NPR coverage of the Taliban’s response to an earthquake in Afghanistan.
NPR: The Taliban orders women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public
Centre analysis quoted in NPR coverage of the Taliban’s latest restrictions on women.
Guardian: ‘I am sure they will change’ Taliban swap guns for pens to learn about human rights
Centre analysis quoted in Guardian coverage of human rights advocacy with the Taliban.