Living standards in Afghanistan have collapsed under the Taliban
The cost of living, food security, female education and wages have all declined.
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The Taliban’s Afghanistan, one year on: murder, repression and economic devastation
The de facto government remains an international pariah, but it's the Afghani people that suffer.
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Afghanistan after the fall
A year since the Taliban took Kabul, they have learned that they cannot shut out the West.
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Death of al-Qaeda leader in Kabul puts the Taliban on notice
The killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri exposes tensions among Afghanistan’s rulers.
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Taliban condemn girls to a “lifetime of lockdown” by shutting schools
Shukria Barakzai saw the damage first-hand under the last regime when she ran secret lessons from her flat in Kabul.
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Afghan kidnappings leave families in the dark
Since the Taliban regained power, huge numbers have disappeared – including eight Britons and two Americans – with no recourse…
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Afghans who fled to Pakistan now find their lives blocked at every turn
Refugees from the country know they were lucky to escape the Taliban, but now find themselves homeless, stateless and broke.
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“We’re going to see death on a large scale”: Afghanistan under the Taliban this winter, with John Simpson
Afghanistan faces a humanitarian disaster, and the West must take some of the blame.
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