Taliban release media guidelines, ban shows with female actors

Taliban release media guidelines, ban shows with female actors

The Taliban administration has released a set of restrictions on Afghan media, including banning television dramas that included female actors and ordering women news presenters to wear "Islamic hijab".

Switched off: Afghan media struggle to survive under Taliban rule

Switched off: Afghan media struggle to survive under Taliban rule

More than 250 newspapers, radio and TV stations have closed in first 100 days of militants’ rule

The Guardian - UK

Hobart student Arezo Hami reflects on Taliban rule in Afghanistan and dreams of becoming a police officer

Hobart student Arezo Hami reflects on Taliban rule in Afghanistan and dreams of becoming a police officer

Exam pressure in Year 12 can be hard enough, but Hobart student Arezo Hami has had the added layer of negotiating help for Afghan family members coping with life under the Taliban.

EXPLAINER: What happened to the Afghanistan evacuation?

The evacuation of American citizens and others from Afghanistan didn’t end with the departure of the last U.S. troops on Aug. 30

The Independent UK

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Exclusive-UAE holds talks with Taliban to run Kabul airport - foreign diplomats

The United Arab Emirates has held talks with the Taliban to run Kabul airport, going up against Gulf rival Qatar in a diplomatic tussle for influence with Afghanistan's new rulers, according to four sources with knowledge of the matter.

Evacuated interpreters with family in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan push for visas to be prioritised

Recently evacuated Afghans are pleading with the federal government to prioritise their families' visa applications because of their connections to Australia, amid concerns they could be targeted by the Taliban.