TBS Explainer

TBS Explainer

Jimmy Carter

Carter, Civiletti, and the birth of the shutdown: America’s political gridlock explained

Shutdowns—when Washington sends hundreds of thousands of federal workers home without pay and halts many services—are now a recurring part of American politics

A firefighter vehicle is seen in Bagram US air base, after American troops vacated it, in Parwan province, Afghanistan 5 July 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

Explainer: Why Trump is demanding Taliban to hand back Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase years after agreeing to leave it

From the left, Hinduja brothers Prakash, Gopichand and Ashok are laying the ground work for the conglomerate for the next century. Photo: KT Watson

Who are the billionaire Indian Hinduja family who are accused of human trafficking?

TBS Explainer: How the Taliban took over Afghanistan

TBS Explainer: How the Taliban took over Afghanistan

TBS Explainer: Why is the export income of RMG sector low?

TBS Explainer: Why is the export income of RMG sector low?

TBS Explainer: Why do bats fly at night?

TBS Explainer: Why do bats fly at night?

TBS Explainer: Why is sea-water salty?

TBS Explainer: Why is sea-water salty?

TBS Explainer: Why is China favoring a 3-child policy?

TBS Explainer: Why is China favoring a 3-child policy?

TBS Explainer: Why did Zidane leave Real Madrid?

TBS Explainer: Why did Zidane leave Real Madrid?

TBS Explainer: Cyclones explained

TBS Explainer: Cyclones explained