‘Tomorrow they will kill me’: Afghan female police officers live in fear of Taliban reprisals
Negar Masumi, a female police officer with 15 years of experience, was determined not to flee when the Taliban took control of her home province of Ghor in central Afghanistan. On Saturday night, gunmen, who called themselves Taliban mujahideen, stormed Negar’s home. They took her husband and four of her sons into another room and tied them up. […]
Pentagon Leaders to Testify on US Pullout From Afghanistan
Top U.S. military officers will face senators’ questions about the Afghan U.S. exodus that has left hundreds of Americans behind. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will speak to the panel of top democrat and republican members announced on Sept. 9 before the Senate Armed Forces Committee later this month. The Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Chairman, Gen […]