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    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      News in-depthAfghanistan
      Taliban’s move to block women aid workers disrupts and divides NGOs

      Donors forced to consider compromising or shutting down operations in Afghanistan

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      Lunch with the FT
      Afghan activist Zarifa Ghafari: ‘They sold Afghanistan to the Taliban’

      The exiled politician on the ‘game’ America plays in her homeland, the ‘Taliban twilight for women’ — and the day militants tried to blow up her car

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      Afghanistan
      Drug prices rise in Afghanistan after Taliban outlaws trade

      Cost of opium and methamphetamine soars despite little evidence the ban is being enforced

    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
      Afghanistan
      Bomb blast at Kabul academy exposes growing danger for minorities

      Isis attacks have claimed hundreds of Hazara lives since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan

    • Wednesday, 24 August, 2022
      Behind the Money podcast23 min listen
      Afghanistan one year later

      How the economy has changed in the year since the Taliban retook control

    • Thursday, 18 August, 2022
      FT SeriesA year under the Taliban
      The village wedding caught in the Taliban’s battle for Kabul

      In August 2021, Dost Kol prepared to celebrate. The next 24 hours brought tragedy

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      ReviewArts
      The fall of Kabul and its aftermath vividly described in two new podcasts

      First-person testimony in Out of Afghanistan and Kabul Falling reveals stories of turmoil and new lives in the west

    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      FT SeriesA year under the Taliban
      Afghan roads once menaced by the Taliban are now safer — for some

      With the insurgents in power, countrywide routes are more secure but women face draconian travel restrictions

    • Friday, 12 August, 2022
      FT SeriesA year under the Taliban
      How we live now: Afghanistan’s women speak

      Over the course of a year of Taliban rule, a group of women writers share their thoughts, fears and dreams via a messaging app

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      FT SeriesA year under the Taliban
      The Taliban’s black gold: militants seize on coal to reboot economy

      As Afghanistan battles economic crisis Islamists increase exports to generate revenue with the help of child labour

    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      FT Series
      A year under the Taliban
    • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
      FT SeriesA year under the Taliban
      Drone strike killing of al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri deals setback to Taliban

      Afghan regime’s push for legitimacy has been undermined by US reach into heart of Kabul

    • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
      FT SeriesA year under the Taliban
      The Taliban’s new order: ‘We’ll introduce a system for the world’

      Kabul regime is reshaping government and cracking down on corruption in its quest for a self-sufficient Islamic state

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      FT SeriesA year under the Taliban
      Life under the Taliban: ‘what matters is that we’re hungry’

      Economic collapse since Islamists retook power a year ago leaves many Afghans struggling to make ends meet

    • Thursday, 30 June, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Disaster aid for Afghans should not have strings attached

      Providing emergency relief does not equate to validating the Taliban

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      Afghanistan
      Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 1,000 people

      The 5.9-magnitude quake comes as Taliban struggle to govern amid wider economic crisis

    • Sunday, 29 May, 2022
      InterviewAfghanistan
      Qatar urges west to engage with Taliban to stem crisis in Afghanistan

      One of the few countries to have relations with Islamist regime warns of rising extremism

    • Sunday, 8 May, 2022
      Taliban order Afghan women to cover faces in public

      Return of repressive decrees undermines vows last year of more moderate regime than in 1990s

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      Watches & Jewellery
      Black market deals raise fears for ancient Afghan jewellery treasures

      Amid the Taliban takeover, ancient artefacts are finding their way to international collectors

    • Friday, 1 April, 2022
      News in-depthAfghanistan
      Taliban restrictions signal dominance of the mullahs

      Millions of Afghans are at risk of famine but new rulers defy potential donors and crack down on women

    • Sunday, 27 March, 2022
      Education
      Secret schools keep Afghan girls learning

      Rule-breaking teachers defy Taliban to provide lessons

    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
      Afghanistan
      Taliban reverse decision to allow Afghan girls to attend secondary school

      Militant group U-turns after classes were set to resume for first time since August takeover

    • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
      Fawzia Koofi
      Afghanistan must not turn into the world’s forgotten crisis

      While Ukraine dominates attention, the Taliban is taking the opportunity to target its opponents

    • Friday, 11 February, 2022
      US politics & policy
      Biden orders freeze on $7bn of Afghan assets within US

      Executive order splits funds between families of September 11 victims and humanitarian aid

    • Monday, 7 February, 2022
      Afghanistan
      Aid agencies call for Afghan cash flows to be unblocked to relieve crisis

      Humanitarian disaster intensifies as sanctions against Taliban hinder imports of basic goods

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