Claim dismissed by prosecution lawyers at Old Bailey sentencing hearing
Suspension of foreign aid and resettlement programmes endanger 870,000 people, analysts warn
Funding should nurture the efforts of female-led, grassroots organisations to counter the Taliban’s restrictions
Islamabad had deadliest year in almost a decade following rise in terror attacks
Military operated under ‘code of silence’, according to testimonies from probe into suspected war crimes
Saad Mohseni’s impassioned memoir recounts his battle to establish an independent voice in post-2001 Kabul
Sanctions have not changed the Taliban — is it time to re-engage?
One morning, after 20 years of democracy in Afghanistan, the president fled the country and fighters entered the city. My son and I escaped
The musician uses songs to respond to the Taliban’s brutal suppression of female voices
Apple suffers a major defeat as the bloc’s top court rules that it must pay €13bn in back taxes
Regional powers boost diplomatic and trade links with Islamist group as they fear spread of instability
Refugee advocacy groups criticise expulsion of 28 convicted criminals to country that has no diplomatic ties with Berlin
Ibrahim Nash’at’s documentary examines the panicked American exit in 2021 and the Taliban’s takeover
Causal theories may help simplify the world, but reality is far more complex
Islamist regime has issued hundreds of contracts to tap gold, gemstones and minerals
New series relates the rise of Afghanistan’s answer to ‘American Idol’ following the fall of the Taliban
Analysts say Isis-K — the group blamed for the Moscow attack — gained strength after US withdrawal
Official report by Home Office watchdog finds ‘unpublished policy’ affecting resettlement schemes started in November 2022
Islamabad blames Taliban for harbouring militants despite supporting the group during US occupation
Islamabad’s crackdown on foreign nationals has disproportionately affected the well-established population
Digital platforms say tens of thousands have enrolled for internet classes since imposition of restrictions
Afghan Witness analysis finds corporal punishment frequently imposed for crimes such as adultery and robbery
Underdog’s victories over powerhouses such as England offer cheer to fans in Taliban-ruled nation
More than 200,000 people have been told to return to a country in grip of humanitarian crisis
Order to expand border facilities could double flow of migrants being forced to return to Taliban-ruled neighbour
