Kabul

Kabul could become the world's first major modern city to run out of water by 2030, as rapid population growth, severe drought, and stalled infrastructure drain its aquifers.

The radical Islamic regime is leading a policy of "gender apartheid" against women and has abandoned all its promises to change its ways.

Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban is celebrating in Kabul and projecting stability. However, threats on the ground are growing: conflict with Pakistan, insurgent attacks, hunger, unemployment, and international isolation.