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Influencers are flocking to the Taliban’s Afghanistan

Four years after the Taliban took power, influencers are traveling to Afghanistan in droves. CNN’s Isobel Yeung met up in ...
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Iran’s Taliban Tightrope

For the short term, Iran will prefer quiet security and intelligence cooperation with the Taliban rather than overt ...

'No-one comes for us': The women trapped in Afghanistan's mental health system

In Afghanistan, strict Taliban regulations and deeply-rooted patriarchal traditions make it nearly impossible for women to ...
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Report: Taliban Law Erases Religious Freedom, Targets Women and Religious Minorities

The report quoted the Taliban’s minister for the propagation of virtue and prevention of vice, Khalid Hanafi, as saying ...

Afghanistan’s water push: Kabul seeks control of rivers; Taliban’s canal projects raise alarms as neighbours fear flow cuts

Afghanistan's pursuit of water sovereignty through large-scale projects like the Qosh Tepa canal is intensifying regional ...

Iran using Taliban ‘kill list’ to hunt British spies

Iran’s revolutionary guards are hunting British spies using a leaked Ministry of Defence list provided by the Taliban, The ...

Afghanistan women BANNED from Taliban party after leader's grim edict

The fourth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power saw 10,000 people gather to celebrate - but on leader Hibatullah ...
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The World Has Fallen for the Taliban’s Lies Once Again

Before completing their reconquest of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban had promised to safeguard women’s rights, along with other pledges of moderation designed to ease world fears and ...

Taliban to shower Kabul with flowers from helicopters for their takeover anniversary

The Taliban say helicopters will shower Kabul with flowers to celebrate the fourth anniversary of their return to power in ...