Who are the Taliban and what do they want? Here's what you need to know about Afghanistan's militant extremists

Who are the Taliban and what do they want? Here's what you need to know about Afghanistan's militant extremists

The Taliban have stormed back into power in Afghanistan. Here's who they are, what they want, and why the international community is so concerned.

What you can do right now to help people in Afghanistan as Taliban takes control of Kabul

What you can do right now to help people in Afghanistan as Taliban takes control of Kabul

Here are some organisations you can donate to which are helping women and families on the ground in Afghanistan

Boris Johnson pledges to do 'what we can to stop Afghanistan becoming terrorist breeding ground' amid Taliban takeover

Boris Johnson pledges to do 'what we can to stop Afghanistan becoming terrorist breeding ground' amid Taliban takeover

The Taliban is set to take over the country after conquering Kabul within a day

Manchester Evening News

Editorial: The Taliban says it will ensure women’s rights in Afghanistan. Who believes that?

It would be hard to find an Afghan businesswoman more inspiring than Roya Mahboob. When she started up a software firm in Afghanistan more than a decade ago, years after the U.S. ousted the Taliban from power, the backlash from the country’s male-dominated society came swift and blunt.

Chicago Tribune

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Images of women vandalised as Kabul faces up to Taliban rule

Kabul (AFP) - Images of women have been covered up or vandalised on storefronts around Kabul, a sign of the Afghan capital's rapidly changing face in the days since the Taliban took charge.

What is Sharia Law? Taliban admits possible return to amputations in Afghanistan

As the Taliban refuse to rule out barbaric punishments including stonings, amputations and public executions, we consider the meaning of Sharia law internationally and in Afghanistan