RAHIM FAIEZ and CARA ANNA / The Associated PressAug 18, 2019
The deadliest attack in the capital this year comes as the U.S. and the Taliban appear to be on the brink of ending America's longest war. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
RAHIM FAIEZ / The Associated PressAug 17, 2019
Fears grow it could be the deadliest attack in Kabul this year as explosives are set off at an event to which more than 1,000 were invited. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Donald Kaufman / TruthdigApr 27, 2018
A male-female imbalance of 70 million has upset big parts of society in the two countries, and the problem probably won’t improve for a long time. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Emily Wilson / TruthdigMar 21, 2018
Queer theorist and UC Berkeley professor Judith Butler discusses life for bi, lesbian, gay and trans people, as well as their ongoing struggle for acceptance. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
By Rachel Zoll/ APNov 16, 2017
Steve Green says the aim is to educate, not evangelize. But skeptics call the project a Christian ministry disguised as a museum. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Julie Bindel / TruthdigDec 15, 2016
Many women who participate in the international marriage market go from "mail-ordered" to "male-ordered," becoming commodities in an inherently unequal transaction based on money, sex and power. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJan 26, 2016
With a bench containing three octogenarians, the next president will have a historic opportunity to reshape the court. At stake: five pivotal legal and social issues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 11, 2015
In a striking collection of underground poetry written by Afghan women—and punctuated by photographs from the women's lives—voices that are often silenced speak out about topics as varied as the Taliban, American occupation, sex, poverty, domestic abuse, marriage, Guantanamo and George W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 2, 2015
Because the Democratic Unionists, the largest party in Northern Ireland's devolved Parliament, exercised a voting mechanism to veto the vote, same-sex marriage backers are now expected to turn to the courts. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 9, 2015
Continuing his reform streak from within the Vatican's highest post, Pope Francis on Tuesday announced that he is taking steps to make marriage annulment a less complex, pricey and fraught process for Catholics than it historically has been. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 25, 2015
On Sunday's "Last Week Tonight" show, John Oliver took on LGBT discrimination, pointing out that 31 states still do not have anti-discrimination laws in place and saying this makes it “surprisingly easy for people to be fired, evicted or refused service just because they are gay." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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