Is Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban almost over?

Is Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban almost over?

Afghanistan has become a byword for conflict. But the past weeks saw extraordinary scenes of Taliban fighters and their usual foe —government security forces — embracing in the streets in a historic, if short, ceasefire.

Could it herald something bigger, such as an end to the war? Or will ISIS make that impossible?

This week we spoke to Ruchi Kumar, The National's correspondent in Kabul, and asked if the chances of peace have increased. Has anything really changed?

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Yemenis continue to suffer as warring sides negotiate

Yemenis continue to suffer as warring sides negotiate

Millions are on the brink of famine in Yemen. But for the first time in two years, the Yemeni government and the Houthi rebels are negotiating a resolution. Last week, the UN Envoy to Yemen, Martin G...

12 Des 201823min

How Kuwait and Iraq were shaped by George H.W. Bush

How Kuwait and Iraq were shaped by George H.W. Bush

In August 1990 the Iraqi military invaded neighbouring Kuwait, bombing its capital city and sparking a war that would last six months and result in thousands of deaths. Not long after the invasion, la...

6 Des 201816min

Land as a weapon against Palestinians

Land as a weapon against Palestinians

Palestinian Adeeb Joudeh is a member of one of two families safeguarding the keys to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is a respected figure among all factions of the city. But recently, h...

28 Nov 201816min

How UNICEF is helping children in the Middle East and North Africa

How UNICEF is helping children in the Middle East and North Africa

Children in the Middle East face more challenges than almost anywhere else in the world. One in four children in the region are affected by poverty, and in 2017, more than 1,823 children were killed, ...

21 Nov 201822min

What shape will US-Middle East affairs take post-midterm elections?

What shape will US-Middle East affairs take post-midterm elections?

US President Donald Trump’s Republican party can no longer claim complete control of a two-branch Congress, after his rival Democratic party last week won control of the House of Representatives. The ...

14 Nov 201820min

A tale of two prime ministers in Sri Lanka 

A tale of two prime ministers in Sri Lanka 

There's been political trouble in Sri Lanka over the past two weeks after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed former president Mahinda Rajapaksa ...

7 Nov 201822min

Lack of governance for migrants to be ratified by UN in Morocco

Lack of governance for migrants to be ratified by UN in Morocco

More than 10 per cent of the world’s migrant population live in the GCC, making it the highest citizen-to-migrant region in the world. A look at the demographics of the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Oman sh...

31 Okt 201821min

Taliban bombings in Afghanistan's election

Taliban bombings in Afghanistan's election

For the first time in ten years, Afghans took to the polling stations to elect candidates to National Assembly and take part in the future of their country. But a series of violent attacks have put a ...

24 Okt 201818min

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