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Afghanistan has a growing female suicide problem
Speed Read The Taliban has steadily whittled away women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan over the past 2 years, prompting a surge in depression and suicide
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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What daily life in Afghanistan looks like after two years under the Taliban
In Pictures The rights of women have been severely impeded as the war-torn nation’s ‘slide into poverty’ continues
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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The Taliban’s ‘unprecedented’ crackdown on opium poppy crops in Afghanistan
feature Cultivation in former poppy-growing heartland Helmand has been slashed from 120,000 hectares to less than 1,000
By Julia O'Driscoll Published
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Officials believe dozens of girls in Afghanistan were deliberately poisoned at school
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Is it time to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government?
Talking Point UN says engaging with extremist group may pave way to gaining humanitarian access to impoverished country
By Arion McNicoll Published
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Taliban kills mastermind of Kabul airport suicide bombing
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Taliban returns to ‘Stone Age Islamism’ in Afghanistan
feature Taliban leaders view ‘complete gender segregation’ as a recipe for a ‘truly Islamic system’
By The Week Staff Published
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Taliban releases 2 Americans held in Afghanistan
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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How Afghanistan has changed after a year of Taliban rule
feature Economic collapse, a crackdown on women’s rights and an exodus of the professional class leaves country in crisis
By The Week Staff Published
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How dangerous is al-Qaeda now?
Today's Big Question Killing of leader Ayman al-Zawahiri ‘expected to degrade the terror group’s ability to operate’
By The Week Staff Published
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How the Taliban is rolling back the freedoms of the past 20 years
Speed Read Supreme leader has now announced that all women must cover their faces in public
By The Week Staff Published
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Muslim women in Afghanistan must wear head-to-toe coverings in public, Taliban orders
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By Grayson Quay Published
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Islamic State claims responsibility for string of deadly attacks across Afghanistan
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Afghanistan aid efforts ‘falling short’ as winter crisis escalates
In Depth Extreme poverty is forcing parents to sell children and organs to survive
By The Week Staff Published
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