Four men arrested over violence at Kabul women’s rights march, say Taliban
The Taliban have arrested four men who hit protesters and held journalists at gunpoint to…
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Expulsions lead BBC to fear for reporters in authoritarian regimes
BBC news executives vowed on Saturday night to continue to report from Russia and China…
Pakistan divided over success of Taliban in Afghanistan
The statement came from Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), otherwise known as the Pakistani Taliban, congratulating the…
Implications of the Taliban Victory for Bangladesh
After U.S President Joe Biden announced in April that all U.S. forces in Afghanistan would…
The super-rich, ‘sissy boys’, celebs – all targets in Xi’s bid to end cultural difference
Show caption Illustration: Dominic McKenzie/The Observer Opinion The super-rich, ‘sissy boys’, celebs – all targets…
‘I worry my daughters will never know peace’: women flee the Taliban – again
It was an exceptionally hot summer morning, on 13 July, when people in Malistan district,…
Kabul is only the start: US allies feel the draught as Biden turns his back
Show caption Afghan refugees outside Kabul airport near the site of the blast on Thursday….
Is the Taliban’s treatment of women really inspired by Sharia?
And what does the current debate on the Taliban and women’s rights tell us about…
‘Hell on earth’: what the papers say about the Kabul bomb blasts
The atrocity in Afghanistan dominates the front pages of newspapers in the UK and all…
How Taliban return in Afghanistan triggered Islamophobia in India
India’s Muslim minority becomes the Hindu right wing’s target in a new hate campaign after…