Suffocating restrictions and a humanitarian crisis: Taliban marks five years in power in Afghanistan

August 15 marks five years since the fall of Kabul and the return of the Taliban.

Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing  CNN

Neighboring capitals now engage with Kabul over regional trade routes, while American and European officials are negotiating with the regime in the name of counterterrorism and the return of failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan.

Neighboring capitals now engage with Kabul over regional trade routes, while American and European officials are negotiating with the regime in the name of counterterrorism and the return of failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan.

A visit to a market, a medical appointment, or a family gathering is no longer judged only by necessity, but also by the possibility of being questioned, humiliated, or detained.

Five years on from seizing power in Kabul on August 15 2021 and consolidating its hold through the whole of Afghanistan, the Taliban claims to have ended the country’s decades-long war and achieved security. International troops have withdrawn and the former Islamic Republic of Afghanistan has collapsed. Daily security

Afghanistan marks 5 years under the Taliban with safer streets but pleas for jobs and education  AP News

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power

As Afghanistan’s hardline Islamist movement marks five years back in power, the anniversary has drawn renewed global attention to a crisis that had faded from view. The baby’s bottle contained no milk, only weak, diluted tea. Speaking from Kabul, the UN World Food Programme’s country director for Afghanistan recalled t