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‘I daren’t go far’: Taliban rules trap Afghan women with no male guardian
Those without a male relative to act as a mahram are in legal limbo and unable to travel long distancesHasina*…
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Hypocrisy or a reason for hope? The Taliban who send their girls to school
The Afghan rulers’ ban on female schooling has provoked global anger, but opposition is also growing from with…
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‘She asked me, will they kill you if they discover you?’: Afghan girls defy education ban at secret schools
Girls forced to stop attending school under Taliban are taking huge risks to keep studying – as are the teache…
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‘They beat girls just for smiling’: life in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban’s return
Despite their promises of peace and stability, the country is on its knees, and its people are desperateMaryam…
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Hey, that’s my house: US aid worker realises Zawahiri villa is his old home
The Kabul property hit by a US drone was familiar. It turned out Dan Smock had something in common with al-Qai…
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‘Tricky situation’: Taliban unsure how to respond to Zawahiri’s death
Senior commanders caught between hopes for international recognition and pressure from their own ranksSenior T…
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Inside the elite Kabul neighbourhood where al-Qaida’s leader died
Sherpur, with its gaudy ‘poppy palaces’, has hosted warlords, US contractors and now the Taliban’s top tierThe…
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‘Every part is useful’: the man who wants Afghanistan to swap opium for hemp
Oil from the versatile plant makes cannabis medicine CBD and its fibre has a range of uses but the Taliban nee…
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‘Every part is useful’: the man who wants Afghanistan to swap opium for hemp
Oil from the versatile plant makes cannabis medicine CBD and its fibre has a range of uses but the Taliban nee…
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Taliban presiding over extensive rights abuses in Afghanistan, says UN
Allegations include 160 killings of ex-government officials and security forces, torture and punishmentsTaliba…
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‘On the brink’: drought and politics leave Afghans fighting famine
Aid collapse after Taliban took control means just 2% of people have enough to eat, UN saysIn his seven decade…
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Inside the CIA’s secret Kabul base, burned out and abandoned in haste
A Taliban commander invited the media to inspect the site where America plotted killing raids and tortured pri…
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Afghan musicians silently await their fate as Taliban’s ban looms
Amid upheaval across the country, it remains unclear whether a new government will forbid music as it did 25 y…
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Afghanistan stunned by scale and speed of security forces’ collapse
More than 1,000 have fled across the border, and hundreds more have handed over weapons to the TalibanLast aut…
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Taliban close in on Helmand capital as UK Afghan mission ends
Lashkar Gah still under control of government forces but local activist says city is under siegeAs Boris Johns…