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News Articles: Taliban

A classroom that previously was used for girls sits empty in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. The country's Taliban rulers earlier this week ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and public universities effective immediately and until further notice.

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  • Asia

Aid agencies are stopping work in Afghanistan after the Taliban barred women staff

Three major international aid groups on Sunday suspended work in Afghanistan following a decision by the country's Taliban rulers to ban women from working at non-governmental organizations.

December 25, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Afghan women protest a new Taliban ban to keep women from studying in university. This demonstration took place on Dec. 22 in Kabul. Now there is added concern about the future of education for girls of all ages, with reports that the Taliban has sent home women who teach in primary schools.

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  • Education

Taliban expels female teachers from some schools. So who will teach the girls?

Early this week, the leaders of Afghanistan declared that women could not attend university. Now there are fears the any education for girls is in jeopardy as some female teachers are sent home.

December 22, 2022
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid
GPB News NPR

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  • Middle East

Taliban begins to enforce education ban, leaving Afghan women with tears and anger

Teachers report security forces barging into classrooms and shouting at girls to go home, while the international community swiftly condems the Taliban's move.

December 21, 2022
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  • Diaa Hadid
GPB News NPR

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  • Education

'The Taliban took our last hope': College education is banned for women in Afghanistan

On Tuesday, the Taliban announced the women could no longer attend university. One educator in Afghanistan called it "gender apartheid." The highest grade girls will be able to attain now is grade 6.

December 20, 2022
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By:
  • Diaa Hadid
Afghan students queue at one of Kabul University's gates in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Feb. 26. Women are banned from private and public universities in Afghanistan until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said Tuesday.

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  • World

Taliban ban Afghan women from attending universities

Women are banned from private and public universities until further notice, a Taliban government spokesman said, the latest edict cracking down on their rights and freedoms.

December 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Mohammad Hashim, a former officer in the Afghan National Army, now picks apples for a living.

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  • World

For Afghans who fought against the Taliban, life is fraught under their rule

Those who put their lives on the line in the Afghan National Army and can't find a way out of Afghanistan are working menial jobs, sometimes moving locations every few days in fear for their safety.

November 28, 2022
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By:
  • Arezou Rezvani,
  • Fazelminallah Qazizai,
  • and 1 more
Afghan Special Immigrant Visa applicants crowd into the Herat Kabul Internet cafe, seeking help applying for the SIV program on Aug. 8, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban took over Afghanistan a week later. More than 74,000 applicants remain in the backlog of the SIV program, designed to help those who served the U.S. overseas.

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  • World

Since the Taliban takeover, Afghans hoping to leave Afghanistan have few ways out

A year after the U.S. withdrawal, tens of thousands of applicants remain stuck in the backlog of the Special Immigrant Visa program, designed to help those who served the U.S. overseas.

October 03, 2022
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  • D. Parvaz
Bicycles have become the only commuting option for many Afghans, who are often unable to afford a ride in a bus or a shared cab as the economy has unraveled under Taliban rule. But the conservative Taliban culture means that women are missing from the ranks of these new riders.

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  • Asia

Bikes are everywhere in Kabul since the Taliban takeover. But who's not cycling? Women

As the economy unravels, "everyone is getting a bike," says one young resident. It's the cheapest way to get around. But the Taliban's conservative culture means women cyclists are not welcome.

September 29, 2022
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  • Diaa Hadid and
  • FAZELMINALLAH QAZIZAI
This undated photo shows Mark Frerichs, a U.S. veteran and civilian contractor who was released by the Taliban after being held more than 2 years in Afghanistan, part of an apparent prisoner swap.

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  • World

An American held hostage in Afghanistan has been freed in a prisoner swap

Mark Frerichs, a Navy veteran turned civilian contractor, was abducted in January 2020. His release centered on a prisoner exchange involving Bashir Noorzai, a notorious drug lord and Taliban member.

September 19, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Mourners carry the body of a victim of a mosque bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 18. 2022.

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  • Asia

Police say the death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing surpasses 20

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Wednesday attack that also wounded children, the latest to strike the country in the year since the Taliban seized power.

August 18, 2022
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Middle East

These photos show who is (and isn't) included in the Taliban's Afghanistan

One year ago, the Taliban raised their white flag over Afghanistan's capital for the second time. NPR toured the country and spoke to the Taliban and residents about what has happened since.

August 14, 2022
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  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Claire Harbage
Women march down a main street in Kabul on Saturday, two days before the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover.

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  • Middle East

Women march in a rare protest in Kabul's streets — and face violence from the Taliban

About two dozen women marched in Kabul chanting "bread, work, freedom," "we want political participation" and "no to enslavement," just days before the one-year anniversary of the Taliban takeover.

August 13, 2022
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  • Diaa Hadid
Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie testifies during a hearing before Senate Armed Services Committee in September, 2021. The committee held the hearing "to receive testimony on the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations."

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  • Middle East

The U.S. lost track of why it was in Afghanistan, former commander says

Recently retired General Frank McKenzie reflects on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, who bears responsibility for the way it unfolded, and how the U.S. "lost track" of why it was in the country.

August 10, 2022
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Erika Ryan,
  • and 1 more
Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, a Taliban leader, is Afghanistan's interim defense minister.

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  • Middle East

We visited a Taliban leader's compound to examine his vision for Afghanistan

On the day a U.S. drone strike killed the leader of al-Qaida in Afghanistan, NPR sat down for an interview with the man in charge of the country's defense.

August 05, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Fazeminallah Qazizai
Ayman al-Zawahiri is seen in a still from an August 2006 video shown on Al Jazeera.

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  • National Security

Does the killing of al-Zawahiri make Americans safer? It's complicated

The State Department warns of potential anti-American violence following the U.S. killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Experts say his loss hurts the group, but doesn't erase the threat.

August 03, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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