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On the road in Afghanistan: ‘We have to trust the Taliban. We don’t have another option’

The Irish Times 23 Feb 2026

It is what the Taliban wants the world to see as it tries to attract foreign investment and recognition ... “We have to trust the Taliban ... The Taliban is now renovating what it once sought to dismantle during its insurgency.

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From scholars to slaves: Decoding the 119 Articles of the Taliban's new social hierarchy

Zeenews 20 Feb 2026

The Taliban's new 119-article penal code, De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama, legalises wife-beating and creates a four-tier caste system. Know the chilling details of Afghanistan's 2026 human rights crisis ... .

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For years the Taliban told women to cover up in public. Now they're cracking down

National Public Radio 20 Feb 2026

At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of Herat. (Image credit. Wakil Kohsar/AFP) ....

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The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell

The Guardian 19 Feb 2026

When the call ... Every Thursday, the five friends come together away from the disapproving gaze of the Taliban for a reading circle.

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Defunding the Taliban without starving the Afghan people

Asiatimes 18 Feb 2026

This measure signals a shift in US policy toward stricter financial controls and counterterrorism safeguards following America’s sudden military withdrawal and the Taliban’s return to power in August 2021.

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Female solo traveller visited Afghanistan and stood up to the Taliban - and it saved ...

The Daily Mail 09 Feb 2026

Sophia Lee, 20, is attempting to break the Guinness World Record as the youngest person to travel to every country in the world - and has had some unique experiences on the way ....

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Afghanistan's Canberra embassy will close almost five years after Kabul fell to the Taliban

Canberra Times 03 Feb 2026

Some fear the closure legitimises Taliban demands ... .

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Appeasement of the Taliban has failed, and its war on women and girls continues

Taipei Times 02 Feb 2026

Central to the latest repression are internal disagreements within the Taliban, not least about the future of education and women’s employment ... China accepted the credentials of an ambassador from the Taliban regime in January 2024.

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As the Taliban step up their war on women and girls, it is clear that ...

The Guardian 29 Jan 2026

And all the while gender repression is getting worse. Afghanistan’s Taliban government has now issued its most extreme edict yet. It is already the only regime in the world where girls are ...

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As the Taliban continue their war on women and girls, it is clear that appeasement has failed

The Observer 29 Jan 2026

Central to the latest repression are internal disagreements within the Taliban, not least about the future of education and women’s employment ... China accepted the credentials of an ambassador from the Taliban regime in January 2024.

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Missing in Kabul: The U.S. Citizen Witnesses Say Was Held by the Taliban

New York Times 28 Jan 2026

Taliban officials deny holding a U.S.-Afghan citizen, who witnesses and U.S. officials say was detained by Afghanistan’s intelligence services in 2022 ... .

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'Ghulami' Legitimised, Clerics Above The Law: Why The Taliban's New Criminal Code Is Under Fire

News18 28 Jan 2026

The 'Criminal Procedure Code for Courts' divides Afghan society into four social tiers. religious scholars, elite, middle class, and lower class with specific punishment for each ....

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The Taliban Say They’re Ready to Release U.S. Prisoners. But Which Ones?

New York Times 26 Jan 2026

Top Afghan officials say they want two American detainees released “as soon as possible,” but the Trump administration says a third one should be included ... .

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The Taliban say they're ready to release US prisoners. But which ones?

The Times of India 26 Jan 2026

The U.S ... Progress on other issues with the U.S ... .

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Since 2021, rule by rule: How the Taliban have erased women from public life

The Times of India 21 Jan 2026

This framing has shaped policy and policing for decades, well before the Taliban’s return.The Taliban justify these restrictions as rooted in their interpretation of Islamic law and Afghan culture, ...

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On the road in Afghanistan: ‘We have to trust the Taliban. We don’t have another option’

From scholars to slaves: Decoding the 119 Articles of the Taliban's new social hierarchy

For years the Taliban told women to cover up in public. Now they're cracking down

The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell

Defunding the Taliban without starving the Afghan people

Female solo traveller visited Afghanistan and stood up to the Taliban - and it saved ...

Afghanistan's Canberra embassy will close almost five years after Kabul fell to the Taliban

Appeasement of the Taliban has failed, and its war on women and girls continues

As the Taliban step up their war on women and girls, it is clear that ...

As the Taliban continue their war on women and girls, it is clear that appeasement has failed

Missing in Kabul: The U.S. Citizen Witnesses Say Was Held by the Taliban

'Ghulami' Legitimised, Clerics Above The Law: Why The Taliban's New Criminal Code Is Under Fire

The Taliban Say They’re Ready to Release U.S. Prisoners. But Which Ones?

The Taliban say they're ready to release US prisoners. But which ones?

Since 2021, rule by rule: How the Taliban have erased women from public life

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