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Jihadists, liberators, or administrators of Afghanistan? The Taliban respond.
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Jihadists, liberators, or administrators of Afghanistan? The Taliban respond.

Where does the regime stand on the anniversary of its return to power and the US withdrawal? We interviewed the Taliban's international spokesman.

The Graphic Truth: How do the Taliban keep the lights on?
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The Graphic Truth: How do the Taliban keep the lights on?

Here's a snapshot of the Taliban's main sources of revenue.

Taliban regime has been “death in slow motion” for Afghan women
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Taliban regime has been “death in slow motion” for Afghan women

Fawzia Koofi was a member of Afghan Parliament from 2005 until last year, when the Taliban swept back to power. On GZERO World, Koofi describes her experience working as one of the only female voices at the table during the negotiations with the Taliban. In the room, they promised Koofi that women would play an active role in Afghan society. They even hinted at an inclusive government.

Meet the suppressed press of Taliban-run Afghanistan
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Meet the suppressed press of Taliban-run Afghanistan

Under the hardline regime, the state of the once-free Afghan media is down, but not out.

The Graphic Truth: Terror outfits based in Afghanistan
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The Graphic Truth: Terror outfits based in Afghanistan

We list some of the major militant groups working out of the country, with regional and global ambitions.

The Graphic Truth: Opium keeps the Taliban going
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The Graphic Truth: Opium keeps the Taliban going

We look at opium cultivation in Afghanistan since 1996, when the Taliban first ruled the country.

What Afhan women lost
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The Graphic Truth: What Afghan women lost

For years, Afghanistan has ranked as one of the world’s worst places to be a woman. But over the past two decades — with the Taliban out of power and a US-backed government calling the shots — things had started to improve. Literacy rates for girls went up, and women were allowed to pursue higher education and more career opportunities — including serving in parliament. In many parts of the country, they also had greater autonomy to travel independently. But that’s all changed since the Taliban returned to power one year ago amid the US’ chaotic withdrawal. Afghan women and girls, many of whom weren’t alive when the Taliban last ruled, are now watching their hard-fought freedoms disappear.

The Taliban’s one-year report card in Afghanistan
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The Taliban’s one-year report card in Afghanistan

But where does Afghanistan stand on the first anniversary of the Taliban takeover?

Who run's the Taliban?
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The Graphic Truth: Who runs the Taliban?

We list the leading who’s who of the Taliban regime.