Taliban order Afghan shop owners to behead mannequins
Since returning to power, the Taliban have increasingly imposed a harsh interpretation of Islamic law and severely curtailed freedoms.
Afghanistan
Taliban adding suicide bombers to army ranks to bolster defences
Before sweeping into power, the Taliban used suicide bombers as a key weapon to attack and defeat US and Afghan troops in the 20-year war.
Afghan agents pour 3,000 litres of liquor into Kabul canal
Since the Taliban seized power on Aug 15, the frequency of raids, including on drug addicts, has increased across the country.
How the chaotic collapse of the Afghan Air Force unfolded
Hours before Kabul's fall, some Afghan Air Force personnel were fighting each other instead of attacking advancing Taliban.
Rights group says Taliban fighters have killed, abducted more than 100 ex-officers since Kabul takeover
In some cases, local Taliban commanders have drawn up lists of people to be targeted, saying they committed unforgivable acts.
Afghanistan’s humanitarian disaster is about to deepen
This situation was not a bolt from the blue but an extension of harmful politics. The tipping point was the 2020 Doha deal between the US and the Afghan Taliban.
Afghans ‘marry off’ baby girls for dowries as starvation looms
Women's rights activists predict the rate of child marriage could nearly double in the coming months.
Child marriage on the rise in Afghanistan, says Unicef
Afghan families are offering daughters as young as 20-day-old for future marriage
Malala urges Afghanistan’s new rulers to let girls return to school
It has been one month since the Taliban, who seized power in August, excluded girls from returning to secondary school while ordering boys back to class.
Taliban 2.0: Moderate or still hard-line?
The Taliban is realising that fighting and destroying is very easy, but rebuilding Afghanistan is an uphill challenge.