BACKGROUNDER | Severe restrictions on women show the new Taliban isn’t much different than the old one

Plus, gang violence in Haiti, a surge of illegal immigrants in Italy, Afghanistan’s crowded passport office, and the search for the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland

A.S. Ibrahim | Understanding the Taliban and its goals

Afghan asylum-seekers in the United States consider relocating to regions with larger Afghan populations

RELIGION | Catholic school wins employment case ruling