Taliban | Endangered Scholars

Feb 25, 20232 min read

Afghan Professor and Women’s Right Activist Arrested by the Taliban

Professor Ismail Mashal with his cart of free books. Photo credit: BBC Since the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the...

Oct 31, 20222 min read

Blast Kills 53 at Education Center in West Kabul

On September 30th, 2022, a suicide blast at an education center in the Dasht-e-Barchi area of western Kabul killed 53 and wounded more...

Sep 26, 20222 min read

Taliban takeover American University of Afghanistan (AUAF)

In August 2021, when the US withdrew its forces from Afghanistan and the country was taken over by the Taliban, the American University...