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The Taliban are starting their fifth year of ruling Afghanistan. They have silenced internal dissent, tightened their control over Afghan life, secured recognition from Russia as the country's official government,
In the four years since the Taliban took control of Kabul, millions of Afghans who initially fled have now been expelled from Iran and Pakistan.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a report examining the decline in religious liberty in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan.
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew after more than two decades of a costly war. Four years have now passed.
The fourth anniversary of the Taliban's return to power saw 10,000 people gather to celebrate - but on leader Hibatullah Akhundzada's orders, only men were invited
I was treated like a queen’; ‘it’s beautiful’… This is how influencers from Western countries are describing Afghanistan. In recent times, a growing number of social-media personalities from countries such as the US,
The Taliban say helicopters will shower Kabul with flowers to celebrate the fourth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan
Four years after the Taliban took power, influencers are traveling to Afghanistan in droves. CNN’s Isobel Yeung met up in Kabul with Keith Siegel, who’s driving his car around the world.
The Taliban’s foreign policy appears increasingly shaped by notions of neutrality and non-interference, sovereignty and political recognition, economic pragmatism and a gradual shift toward trilateral and multilateral engagement.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Afghanistan for the first time in three years to attend trilateral talks with Pakistan and the Taliban, focusing on counterterrorism and extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Kabul.