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How the Taliban’s propaganda empire consumed Afghan media

In four years, the Taliban have annihilated Afghanistan’s independent media sector and supplanted it with their own propaganda empire and sophisticated digital bots that flood social media with pro-Taliban content.

Newslaundry

Drought, Dams And Diplomacy: Afghanistan's Water Crisis Goes Regional

Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations.

International Business Times

From Drought To Floods, Water Extremes Drive Displacement In Afghanistan

Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years.

International Business Times

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Second Afghan data breach creates new headache for Government after thousands 'had personal details exposed'

Up to 3,700 people who were brought to Britain from Afghanistan have potentially been impacted

Evening Standard

Women banned from celebrations as Taliban marks fourth anniversary of Afghanistan takeover

Thousands gather for Kabul ‘flower showers’ while women stage protests

The Guardian - UK

Taliban marks fourth anniversary of return to power with internal threats

Four years on, Afghanistan remains an international pariah for its harsh repression of women.

Al Jazeera

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.

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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.

Al Jazeera

Afghans in US face uncertainty after the cancellation of their humanitarian relief

Thousands of Afghans living in the United States face an uncertain future after a federal appeals court ruled on July 21, 2025, that the Trump administration can end a humanitarian relief program that provided them work permits and protection from deportation.

The Conversation

‘Collective heroism’: French film recounts evacuation amid Taliban takeover

Friday marks the fourth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan following two decades of insurgency. France, like many countries, evacuated thousands of its citizens, alongside Afghans threatened by the re-emergence of the hardline Islamist regime. Based on eyewitness accounts, this period has been captured in a new…

Radio France Internationale

Taliban leader warns God will severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule

The Taliban leader is warning that God will severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country

The Independent UK

Afghan women feel forgotten by world after four years of ‘war’ waged by Taliban on their rights

While the rest of the world pays little attention, the Taliban’s edicts eroding women’s basic rights have only grown in number. Former female inmates of the group’s prisons tell Arpan Rai they are being brutally enforced

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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

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Euronews

Taliban deny claims in US report and say they do not divert aid sent to Afghanistan

Aid agencies say more than half of Afghanistan’s population, roughly 23 million people, need humanitarian assistance.

The Independent UK

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 Afghanistan

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The State Department warns against believing influencers who call Taliban-run Afghanistan ‘amazing’ travel destination

Their reviews are "not representative of women’s lives in Afghanistan."

The Conversation

After 4 years of repressive Taliban rule, Afghans are suffering in silence. Is the world still watching?

On August 15 2021, Afghanistan’s democratic republic collapsed.

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Euronews

Taliban registers 1,800 unemployed Afghan refugees for jobs in Qatar, official says

Rights groups and the UN have repeatedly warned that some Afghans returning are at risk of persecution because of their gender, profession or links to the former Western-backed administration.

The Independent UK

Pakistan launches new security operation against militants near Afghan border

Pakistani security forces have launched a “targeted operation” against militants in a northwestern district bordering Afghanistan

The Guardian - US

‘Once again, the west turns away’: a new book recounts the fall and rise of the Taliban

Esteemed foreign correspondent Jon Lee Anderson’s new book offers a full accounting of life in Afghanistan from before 9/11 to now

Al Jazeera

UN report says its female staff in Afghanistan have received death threats

Taliban rulers say they are not behind the threats and are investigating, according to the United Nations.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan says soldiers kill 33 fighters near Afghan border

Pakistan’s military says those killed had the backing of India although it offers no evidence to back up the allegation.

Euronews

How Afghan women under Taliban rule are coding their way to a brighter future

With girls banned from high school and universities, many are turning to religious schools known as madrassas instead. The only other option they have is to try to learn online, clandestinely.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan's Taliban have 'weaponized' the judicial system to oppress women, UN expert says

The independent U_N_ investigator on human rights in Afghanistan says its Taliban rulers have “weaponized” the legal and judicial system to oppress women and girls in what amounts to “crimes against humanity."

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