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Some Taliban fighters are sick of the 9 to 5 grind, complaining they've been sucked into urban life by working desk jobs to run Afghanistan
Five Taliban fighters told researcher Sabawoon Samim they're only just learning to deal with workin…
Matthew Loh
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The Taliban requires that all mannequins' heads be covered or cut off. Interviews with locals and eerie photos of storefronts offer a glimpse of Afghanistan's new reality.
A mannequin's head is covered in a dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022.AP Photo…
Marielle Descalsota
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Taliban on the cusp of securing wheat, gas, and oil deal with Russia, officials say
A challenge for both sides has been figuring out how to transfer funds for the supplies, due to san…
Matthew Loh
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US government free Taliban drug lord in return for release of kidnapped US citizen
Mark Frerichs was a civil engineer who spent 10 years working in Afghanistan before being kidnapped…
Bethany Dawson
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Taliban shot gay Afghan man dead and sent graphic footage of the murder to his loved ones, boyfriend says
Graphic footage, which Insider viewed, appears to show Hamed Sabouri, a 22-year-old gay Afghan, bei…
Joshua Zitser
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Adam Kinzinger slammed Lauren Boebert for saying she was 'tired' of the separation between church and state
"There is no difference between this and the Taliban," Kinzinger wrote in a tweet on Wednesday even…
Matthew Loh
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'A daily burden of survival': Deadly Afghanistan earthquake piles more agony onto the country's widespread humanitarian woes
A Kabul-based aid worker told Insider that "it's all hands on deck" as organizations manage bad wea…
Jake Epstein
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Taliban officials in Afghanistan 'beat girls just for smiling and talking too loud,' report says
Farkhunda, a 16-year-old girl, stopped going to school in September and has since been diagnosed wi…
Yelena Dzhanova
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The Ukrainian sniper team claiming the world's longest kill shot described how they shot a Russian officer from over 2 miles away
The sniper team used a laser and had to factor in wind, humidity, and air temperature to make the r…
Natalie Musumeci,Jake Epstein
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Afghanistan's non-violent resistance against the Taliban is led by women who risk torture and detention: 'Fear is everywhere'
One protestor told Insider that talking to the Taliban doesn't work but the protests have brought i…
Sarah Al-Arshani,Edris Lutfi
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The Taliban's control of Afghanistan is guaranteeing Al Qaeda's 'continued personal survival', experts say
Professor Michael Semple said Al Qaeda was "delighted at the Taliban control of Afghanistan", as it…
Henry Dyer
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Photos paint a stark picture of Afghanistan before and after the Taliban took over and the US withdrew troops
Nearly 100% of Afghans are expected to fall below the global poverty line before the year concludes…
Erin Snodgrass,Isabella Zavar…
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The daughter of a former Afghan general claims she was forced to marry a Taliban official and raped every night
In an online video, the woman details her alleged abuse and says she fears the former Taliban spoke…
Alia Shoaib
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Senior Taliban cleric killed by a suicide bomber who had hidden explosives in his artificial leg
Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, who supported access to education for Afghanistan's girls and women, had…
Bethany Dawson
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Taliban orders all women TV presenters in Afghanistan to cover their faces. 'They are afraid of educated women,' said one.
One female TV news presenter in Afghanistan said of the Taliban :I am sure, they don't want the pre…
Sinéad Baker
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'Naughty women' should stay home, says secretive Taliban official while also pledging improvements for women's rights
Sirajudin Haqqani, leader of the Haqqani Network terrorist organization, said that "good news" is i…
Matthew Loh
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The Taliban-controlled afghani has thrashed the US dollar this quarter, becoming the world's best-performing currency
The afghani has soared 9% against the greenback over the past three months, surging thanks to tight…
George Glover
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Mark Esper said Trump wanted to hold a meeting with the Taliban in DC: 'This idea was terrible in so many ways'
"This idea was terrible in so many ways," Esper said, recounting Trump's suggestion to bring member…
Cheryl Teh
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US Ambassador to the United Nations calls the Taliban's new decree that requires Afghan women to cover their faces 'unconscionable'
Over the weekend, the Taliban announced that they are requiring Afghan women to cover their faces w…
Taylor Ardrey
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A new Taliban decree orders Afghanistan's women to veil their faces in public, and if they don't comply, male relatives face punishment
The Taliban ruled that Afghan women must cover their faces in public in a decree passed Saturday, a…