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          Taliban

          Afghan women shop for clothes at a roadside stall in Kabul. The Taliban has enforced stricter dress codes and other restrictions on women. EPA

          Afghan women despair at new Taliban law tightening curbs on them

          AsiaAugust 24, 2024
          Afghan medical student Zahra Hussaini has come to UK to continue studying. The National

          Afghan woman restarts medical studies in UK after Taliban ban

          UKAugust 24, 2024
          The National

          Shadi's take on the latest legal assault on Afghan women

          WeekendAugust 23, 2024
          Taliban security forces celebrate the third anniversary of the group's takeover of Afghanistan, in Kabul. AFP

          Five repressive measures imposed on Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

          MENAAugust 23, 2024
          According to the Taliban, the newly enforced measures are necessary to promote virtue and prevent vice. EPA

          Taliban's new laws restrict women's clothing, men's appearance and media

          NewsAugust 23, 2024
          Afghanistan's Taliban administration marked the third anniversary of the end of US occupation of the country on August 15. EPA

          Afghanistan may never get a solid narrative for its 20-year war

          CommentAugust 23, 2024
          Medical students from Afghanistan attend a reception at Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh. They are banned from education under the Taliban and will complete their degrees in Scotland. PA

          Nineteen Afghan women to study in Scotland to defy Taliban education ban

          UKAugust 20, 2024
          Afghan refugee Maryam, 27, says she dreams of returning to a country where there is equality across gender, race and religion. Photo: International Rescue Committee

          UK's Afghan refugees dream of returning to a better homeland

          UKAugust 15, 2024
          Afghans are evacuated from Kabul airport before the Taliban takeover in August 2021. Getty Images

          Thousands of Afghans secretly flown to new life on military bases in UK

          UKJuly 31, 2024
          Hamish Falconer, the new UK minister for Middle East and North Africa. He vowed to 'do all I can' to bring an end to Gaza conflict. Hamish Falconer / X

          Taliban hostage negotiator made new British Middle East minister

          UKJuly 19, 2024
          Taliban patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, in May 2022. EPA

          Terror groups operating out of Afghanistan pose significant threat, UN report says

          USJuly 11, 2024
          Supporters of Afghan women hold a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan on June 10. A third round of UN-led talks on Afghanistan’s future ended in Doha yesterday but female Afghans were not allowed to take part. EPA

          Excluding women from Afghanistan talks is indefensible

          EditorialJuly 02, 2024
          Zabihullah Mujahid, centre right, Taliban government chief spokesman, is leading the group’s delegation in Doha. AP

          Taliban to press international community on Afghanistan sanctions

          USJuly 01, 2024
          Burqa-clad women walk past a Taliban security guard along a street in Jalalabad in Afghanistan. AFP

          Taliban clampdown on women's rights 'hampering Afghanistan's reintegration'

          NewsJune 21, 2024
          Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Masood Khan speaks to The National at the Pakistani embassy in Washington on June 13, 2024. Ahmed Issawy / The National

          Pakistan needs more US military support to fight TTP, ambassador says

          USJune 19, 2024
          Bamyan province, where the attack took place, was home to two giant Buddhist until the Taliban destroyed them in 2001. EPA-EFE

          At least four in tourist group killed in Afghanistan attack

          USMay 17, 2024
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