Jezebel: Taliban

What To Wear To A Toga Party In Kabul

Kim Barker — Mon, 02 May 2011 14:40:11 EDT

Kabul was a fishbowl and not conducive to actual dating, even though the foreign women were vastly outnumbered by the foreign men. Our attractiveness rate skyrocketed accordingly. A ten in Kabul became a five as soon as she walked off the plane in Dubai. We were Kabul Cute, we were Mission Pretty. But still, the men here rarely asked the women out on actual dates. Most of the attempts at mating involved bad tongue action and groping near or inside the bathrooms at L'Atmosphère, the French restaurant that had turned into Kabul's major watering hole. More »

A New Risk To Women In Afghanistan: TV

Irin Carmon — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:45:33 EST

Activists are worried about an Afghani television host who has been accusing women's shelters of promoting prostitution. Says a female chief prosecutor, "Our government wants to talk with the Taliban about peace and no one is talking about women's rights." More »

Woman Defies Taliban, And Maybe The Facts, To Make Her Movie

Irin Carmon — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:00:15 EDT

The only movie made in Afghanistan this year was directed by a woman, who says she cast herself when the original actress's feet were cut off by the Taliban. At the premiere in Kabul, some were slightly more skeptical. More »

Afghan Girls Poisoned For Going To School

Anna North — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:12:00 EDT

In case you needed more evidence that things in Afghanistan are going from bad to worse, fifty-nine students at a girls' school were hospitalized earlier today because they were attacked with poisoned gas. More »

Taliban Video Game Inevitably Upsets Some Folks

Owen Good — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 07:45:00 EDT

I must be inside the bubble, because the idea of playing as the Taliban in Medal of Honor multiplayer didn't hit me as particularly controversial. Fox News noticed. Though it did treat the subject reasonably, the woman they interviewed didn't. More »

Michelle's Approval Ratings Are Plummeting. Guess Why.

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:03:00 EDT

Michelle Obama's approval ratings have fallen following her recent vacation in Spain. According to the Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, only 50% of Americans have a favorable impression of her, down from 64% in April 2009.

Taliban Resumes Stonings With Execution Of Couple

Anna North — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:40:00 EDT

In what has to be the most disturbing story of the weekend, an Afghan couple were executed Sunday in the first public stoning since the Taliban fell from power in 2001. Their crime: eloping. More »

Women Spend Three Years Of Their Lives In The Kitchen

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:13:00 EDT

According to a study out of the UK, women spend three years of their lives cooking, which is more than double the amount of time men spend in front of the stove. But there is good news:

A Visual Introduction To An Afghan Woman's Mutilation

Irin Carmon — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:32:22 EDT

Time's new cover of Aisha, an 18-year-old Afghan woman whose Taliban husband cut off her nose and ears because she ran away from his family's and his abuse, is horrifying, necessary — and a little misleading. More »

French Assembly Passes 'Burqa Ban'

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:12:00 EDT

• As expected, the French Assembly has indeed voted in favor of banning the full facial veil in public spaces; the measure extends to both burqas and niqabs. The bill is expected to be ratified by the Senate in September. More »

Lindsay Accuses E-Trade Of Parody; Simon's Fiancée Fled The Taliban

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST

Lindsay Lohan is suing E-Trade for creating a commercial in which a boyfriend-stealing, "milk-aholic" baby is named Lindsay. Here's the thing about LL's lawsuit:

Kathryn Bigelow To Direct Film Based On Journalist's Taliban Kidnapping

Irin Carmon — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:20:00 EST

She's attached to a film based on New York Times reporter David Rohde's first-person "Held By The Taliban." Already in the works: Triple Frontier, a reunion with Hurt Locker screenwriter Mark Boal, about crime on the Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina border. [THR] More »

Step-By-Step

Anna Holmes — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 12:10:00 EST

[Islamabad, December 1. Image via Getty]

Martin Amis: My Book On Victims Of The Sexual Revolution Is Totally Feminist

Anna North — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:30:00 EST

Martin Amis says he's written "a very feminist book" based on his sister, who was "pathologically promiscuous" and "one of the most spectacular victims of the [sexual] revolution." He adds, "It would have needed the Taliban to protect her." [Guardian] More »

Points Of Entry

Anna Holmes — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:10:00 EDT

[Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan; October 30. Image via Getty]

Carry That Weight

Anna Holmes — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Rawalpindi, October 25. Image via Getty]

Lip Service

Anna Holmes — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:10:00 EDT

[Rawalpindi, October 22. Image via Getty]

What Goes Up, Must Come Down

Anna Holmes — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[Lahore, October 20. Image via Getty]

Sneak Peek

Anna Holmes — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:10:00 EDT

[Rawalpindi, Pakistan; October 18. Image via Getty]

Heavy/Metal

Anna Holmes — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Kandahar, October 12. Image via Getty]

Asleep At The Wheel

Anna Holmes — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:10:00 EDT

[Karachi, September 29. Image via Getty]

Bus Stop

Anna Holmes — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:10:00 EDT

[Dagar, Pakistan; July 16. Image via Getty]

A Rock, And A Hard Place

Anna Holmes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Nowshera, Pakistan; July 13. Image via Getty]

Cradle/Civilization

Anna Holmes — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[Swabi, Pakistan; July 9. Image via Getty]

Through The Looking Class

Anna Holmes — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Swabi, Pakistan; July 1. Image via Getty]

The Bright Spot

Anna Holmes — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Swabi, Pakistan; June 29. Image via Getty]

Ray Of Blight

Anna Holmes — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Mardan, Pakistan; June 24. Image via Getty]

Food For Thought

Anna Holmes — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Buner, Pakistan; June 23. Image via Getty]

Dawn To Dusk

Anna Holmes — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[Jalozai Camp, Pakistan; June 2. Image via Getty]

Another Delicate Balancing Act

Anna Holmes — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Swabi, Pakistan; June 1. Image via Getty]

Swiss Farmers Create Beefcake Calendar • Drew Peterson Phones In Jokes From Jail

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:20:00 EDT

• In attempts to improve German-Swiss relations, the Swiss Farmers' Union has created a calendar of half-naked farmer hunks. "We want to show Switzerland in its best light, the countryside and a bit of its culture," says photographer Tina Steinnauer. • More »

Weight Of The World

Anna Holmes — Sun, 24 May 2009 13:00:00 EDT

[Swabi, Pakistan; May 21. Image via Getty]

Reading, Writing, Refuge

Anna Holmes — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Mardan, Pakistan; May 20. Image via Getty]

Afghani Schoolgirls Poisoned; Taliban May Be To Blame

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 13 May 2009 09:30:00 EDT

Islamic militants continue to work to keep girls in Afghanistan from getting an education. In the past two weeks, there have been three separate attacks using poison, sending over 100 girls to the hospital. More »

A Delicate Balancing Act

Anna Holmes — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:50:00 EDT

[Mardan, Pakistan; May 8. Image via Getty]

The Thin Blue Line

Anna Holmes — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:50:00 EDT

[Mardan, Pakistan; May 8. Image via Getty]

Tent/Dress

Anna Holmes — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:50:00 EDT

[Islamabad, Pakistan; May 7. Image via Getty]

Pakistani Pupil Takes The Bull Ball By The Horns

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:10:00 EDT

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[Peshawar, Pakistan; May 4. Image via Getty]

Children's Crusade: Should This Girl Be Risking Her Safety?

Sadie Stein — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:40:00 EST

CNN ran a brief profile today of a young Pakistani girl whose openly anti-Taliban poetry is bringing her notoriety. We admire her, but can't help wondering...is this kind of exposure safe? More »

A provincial governor in southern Afghanistan...

Maria — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:20:00 EST

A provincial governor in southern Afghanistan announced today that police have arrested 10 Taliban militants involved in acid attacks on 15 schoolgirls and teachers earlier this month. The attackers were paid by high-ranking Taliban fighters to carry out the attacks, and several have already admitted to their involvement. [CBS News] More »