The Guardian view on the Taliban’s advance: we still have a responsibility to Afghans
Show caption An Afghan security officer on patrol in patrol following fierce fighting in Herat…
Desk Team
Judge questions treatment of suspended horse trainer Baffert
A New York judge was sympathetic Monday to horse trainer Bob Baffert’s claims that his…
IOC sponsors facing heat over Beijing Olympics, human rights
Faced with criticism over human rights issues tied to next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, the…
The lost history of the electric car – and what it tells us about the future of transport
In the 1890s, the biggest cities of the western world faced a mounting problem. Horse-drawn…
The female key workers facing sexual harassment on the Covid frontline
It is no secret that women make up a substantial proportion of those working in…
Afghanistan 2021 Is Not Afghanistan 1996. That Offers Hope for Peace.
The reality in Afghanistan and the region provides a lot for peacemakers to work with…
Taliban leader ‘favours political settlement’ to Afghan conflict
Announcement comes amid group’s military advances and as peace talks between Afghan gov’t and Taliban…
Trudeau’s test
The Canadian prime minister must put a stop to the repeated victimisation of a Muslim…
Afghan government could fall to Taliban in 90 days, say US officials
US officials have warned that Afghanistan’s government could fall in 90 days, with Kabul isolated…
What is behind spate of racist attacks in Spain’s Murcia?
Media and institutional silence contribute towards climate of impunity, experts say, pointing to the rise…