Inside the Taliban's surveillance network monitoring millions
In a crowded control centre, surrounded by dozens of TV screens, the Taliban's police force proudly shows off its ...
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Report Reveals Why State Department Thought It Was Fine To Pay The Taliban Taxpayer Money
A State Department office gave the Taliban $1.8 million through foreign aid programs and defended the payments when asked ...
How do Syria’s Islamists view culture? Unlike Taliban, they see art as ‘part of humanity’
When new rulers with jihadi roots took power in Damascus, artists, singers and dancers held their breath. They can relax, the ...
Taliban confirm British couple in their 70s arrested in Afghanistan as family call for their release
The Taliban has confirmed the arrest of two British nationals in their 70s in Afghanistan. It follows an appeal by the ...
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‘No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act’ Aims to End Foreign Aid to Taliban, Others
The group of firebrand conservatives called for an end to foreign aid ending up in the hands of terrorists, as they sang the ...
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The Taliban’s Struggle for Legitimacy
The limited recognition afforded to the Taliban during its first period of rule (1996-2001), followed by its swift ouster ...
Afghanistan's only women-led radio station to resume operations after Taliban lifts suspension
An Afghan radio station will resume broadcasts after the Taliban lifted a suspension imposed over alleged cooperation with a ...
Afghanistan’s favorite sport is thriving, even under Taliban rule
The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, ...
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The Fraying of the Taliban’s Counternarcotics Efforts
Tracing the ebbs and flows of Afghanistan’s narco-economy, which reflects shifting Taliban priorities and global conditions.
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Taliban’s Internal Power Struggle: A Regime on the Brink
Future Security Program Fellow Matin Bek wrote on the Taliban's internal power struggles for The Cipher Brief.