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Taliban, Afghanistan and Kabul

Over 4 years since the Taliban took Kabul, millions of Afghans have been sent back to a country in crisis
In the four years since the Taliban took control of Kabul, millions of Afghans who initially fled have now been expelled from Iran and Pakistan.
A timeline of events in Afghanistan in the four years since the Taliban’s takeover
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew after more than two decades of a costly war. Four years have now passed.
Afghans in US mark Taliban Kabul takeover amid Trump immigration crackdown
Advocates say Trump policies add fear to four years of uncertainty for Afghans seeking safety in US after Taliban rise.
Kabul's Quiet Resistance: Young Afghans Navigate Life Under The Taliban
Just before the Afghan capital fell to the Taliban in August 2021, RFE/RL spoke with several young professionals in Kabul who voiced their fears and anxieties about the future. We reconnected with them again this week to see how their lives have unfolded.
4 years since Taliban took Kabul, millions of Afghans have been sent back
Over the course of the past four years since the Taliban took control of Kabul, plunging Afghanistan into a humanitarian crisis and stripping away women's rights, millions of Afghans who initially fled have now been expelled from Iran and Pakistan,
Afghan women barred from Taliban takeover anniversary celebrations in Kabul
The Taliban barred women from attending celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan
Taliban mark fourth year in power in Afghanistan
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities marked the fourth anniversary of their takeover on Friday buoyed by Russia's first official recognition of their government, a step they hope other countries will follow.

Afghanistan’s water push: Kabul seeks control of rivers; Taliban’s canal projects raise alarms as neighbours fear flow cuts

Afghanistan's pursuit of water sovereignty through large-scale projects like the Qosh Tepa canal is intensifying regional ...

Afghanistan is starting its fifth year of Taliban rule. Here are 5 things to know

The Taliban are starting their fifth year of ruling Afghanistan. They have silenced internal dissent, tightened their control ...
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Afghanistan's water projects raise regional concerns

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Photos of men celebrating Taliban anniversary as women are barred in Kabul

Thousands of Afghan men gathered in Kabul to watch helicopters scatter flowers to mark the fourth anniversary of the ...

The Taliban will shower Kabul with flowers from helicopters for their takeover anniversary

The Taliban say helicopters will shower Kabul with flowers to celebrate the fourth anniversary of their return to power in ...
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4 years after the fall of Kabul, Afghans in Vermont face ‘a really difficult period’

So this is a different sort of story of immigration because they’re not people who came to America with a plan or even a dream,” an immigration attorney said.

‘The world is deaf’ — the life of Afghanistan’s forgotten women

For every story I hear, I know there are hundreds of others that are not getting out. Between January 2022 and June 2024, ...

Millions of Afghans sent back to country in crisis 4 years after Taliban took Kabul

Over the course of the past four years since the Taliban took control of Kabul, plunging Afghanistan into a humanitarian ...

An AP photographer is enchanted by an Afghan boy consumed by his lessons at a religious school

After the Taliban came to power, many religious schools were established and the focus on religious education has increased a ...