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Afghan women chant during a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 21, 2021.

‘We have no future’: Afghan women protest Taliban restrictions

Afghanistan

The US has ended its war in Afghanistan, the bombs have stopped falling and the Taliban are back in power. But life hasn’t improved for millions of Afghans under the new government.

The aftermath of an explosion at a mosque in northern Afghanistan

How ethnic and religious divides in Afghanistan are contributing to violence against minorities

Afghanistan
A Taliban fighter walks on the side of a road as a Humvee carrying other fighters drives by in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2021.

‘We are still here’: Afghan UN employees worry about their safety

Afghanistan
Afghan women march and hold signs in rally

Afghan women sidelined under new Taliban rule: ‘This country places no value on me as a woman’

Afghanistan
fghan women and a girl shop for dresses at a local market in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021.

Afghan women to the Taliban: #DoNotTouchMyClothes

Afghanistan
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A Taliban fighter lays his AK-47 rifle down during Friday prayers at a mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. 

Taliban’s ‘Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’ is based on specific ideology

Sacred Nation

The Taliban have announced a new interim government. Islam is the key pillar of the group’s vision, but which interpretation of Islam will guide their governance?

Internally displaced Afghan women from northern provinces, who fled their home due to fighting between the Taliban and Afghan security personnel, receive medical care in a public park in Kabul, Afghanistan

‘We are so afraid’: An Afghan women’s rights activist is left behind in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

A women’s rights expert joins The World’s host Marco Werman to talk about what life is like in Kabul, now that the US military has completely withdrawn and the Taliban is in full control.

Following Taliban Flag Raising in Qatar, Low Expectations for Afghan Peace Talks

Conflict & Justice

Hopes that US and Taliban officials might begin peace talks Thursday came to nothing, following a diplomatic breakdown between Washington and Kabul over the nature of the Taliban’s new office in Doha, Qatar.

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