Taliban

Two years after the Taliban took Kabul, NationalWorld has spoken to Afghan women who are defying the Taliban’s crackdown on their rights by studying at an ‘underground’ university. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Afghan women defy Taliban by attending ‘underground’ university

Tory MP Tobias Ellwood. Picture: Getty Images

Explainer Tobias Ellwood Afghanistan video: what did Tory MP say about Taliban?

Taliban fighters fired into the air as they dispersed a rare rally by women who were protesting in front of the education ministry building, days ahead of the first anniversary of the hardline Islamists’ return to power, on August 13, 2022 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: Nava Jamshidi/Getty Images

Excluded, detained, tortured: the Taliban’s treatment of Afghan women

Dar Salim and Jake Gyllenhaal in The Covenant

Is The Covenant based on a true story? Inspiration of Guy Ritchie film

Net migration was at 606,000 in 2022. Credit: Mark Hall/Getty/Adobe Stock

Net migration to the UK hits 606K in 2022 with 76K asylum seekers

Undated photo of Miles Routledge in Afghanistan (Photo: PA Media)

‘Danger tourist’ Miles Routledge one of three Britons held by Taliban

A member of Border Force staff assists an Afghan refugee on her arrival at Heathrow Airport, London, following an evacuation flight from Afghanistan on August 26, 2021. Credit: Getty Images

Afghan refugees who fled Taliban given 3 months to vacate hotels in UK

A boy looks out from his damaged home in Miya village, in the Laghman Province on after ab overnight earthquake that has killed at least 13 people (Photo by SHAFIULLAH KAKAR/AFP via Getty Images)

At least 13 killed after earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan

Prince Harry has come under criticism from Defence Secretary Ben Wallace (Getty)

Why has Prince Harry been criticised by Ben Wallace?

The Taliban has banned the sale of contraceptives in two of Afghanistan’s major cities, reports say. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

The Taliban bans contraception in Afghanistan

Members of Afghanistan’s Powerful Women Movement, take part in a protest in Kabul, chanting “burqa is not my hijab” after the Taliban’s order for women to cover fully in public. Credit: Getty Images

Explainer Afghanistan’s women’s rights explained as UN arrives for Taliban talks

The Duke of Sussex claims his comments were taken out of context (Photo: Getty Images)

Harry denies Taliban kill boasts and brands it ‘dangerous lie’

(Photo: PA Media)

‘Put Prince Harry on trial’: Afghanistan protests at book revelations

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex speaks on stage during the press conference at the Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023 - One Year To Go events, on September 06, 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The Invictus Games is an international multi-sport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans. The Games were founded by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex who's inspiration came from his visit to the Warrior Games in the United States, where he witnessed the ability of sport to help both psychologically and physically. (Photo by Joshua Sammer/Getty Images for Invictus Games Dusseldorf 2023)

Harry accused of making Invictus Games a terrorist target

Women in Afghanistan have been banned from university in the Taliban’s latest crackdown on their freedom and rights. Credit: Getty Images

‘I can’t fulfil my dreams’: Taliban bans women from universities

The Taliban have banned women from entering all parks, gyms and fairgrounds in Afghanistan in their latest crackdown on women’s freedom. Credit: Getty Images

Taliban ban women from entering gyms and parks in Afghanistan

A Palestinian Salafist holds an Al-Qaeda-affiliated flag during a protest against an amateur film mocking Islam in the southern Gaza Strip in 2012 (Photo: SAID KHATIB/AFP/GettyImages)

Who are al-Qaeda? The terrorist group responsible for 9/11 explained

All US troops had left Afghanistan by 30 August 2021

Afghanistan: Getting Out: release date of BBC documentary

Smoke rises from a house following a US drone strike in the Afghan capital of Kabul (Pic: AFP via Getty Images)

Ayman Al-Zawahiri: who was Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike

Ayman al-Zawahiri speaking from an undisclosed location in 2012. AFP PHOTO / IntelCenter

The planning behind strike on al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri

Women wearing a burqa wait to receive free bread distributed as part of the Save Afghans From Hunger campaign in Kabul on January 18, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

Taliban orders Afghan women to cover faces in public - or stay at home

Boris Johnson authorised the evacuation of a charity’s animals from Afghanistan, leaked emails suggest (PA)

Emails suggest PM ‘authorised’ evacuation of animals from Afghanistan

In evidence presented to MPs, a whistleblower has said then Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab ‘failed to grasp the situation' in Afghanistan (image: Getty Images)

Government and Dominic Raab blasted for Afghanistan evacuation effort

Figures from the Home Office show 167 Afghans were refused asylum in the UK in 2021.

Exclusive: UK refused asylum to 27 Afghans during Taliban takeover

Details of more than 250 Afghan interpreters shared in MOD data breach

Osama bin Laden in video footage reportedly recorded at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in October 2001 and aired by the Qatar-based satellite TV station al-Jazeera (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Who killed Osama bin Laden and and how to watch The Road to 9/11?

Taliban fighters stand guard in a vehicle along the roadside in Kabul (Photo: -/AFP via Getty Images)

Who is the leader of the Taliban - and are they still alive?

Smoke pours from the World Trade Center after it was hit by two hijacjked passenger planes September 11, 2001 (Photo by Robert Giroux/Getty Images)

What year was 9/11 - and what happened during terror attacks?

Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban uprising forces take part in a military training in Panjshir province on 2 September (Photo: AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Where is Panjshir, and is the Afghanistan valley Taliban controlled?

The Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has flown to Qatar to hold talks about the Government’s “top priority” of safely evacuating British nationals and Afghan interpreters from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan (image: PA)

Where is Doha? Why Qatar is negotiating with Taliban

Raab: UK will not recognise Taliban for the ‘foreseeable future’

Mr Raab was on holiday on the Greek island of Crete when the request to make the urgent phone call was made (Photo: Getty Images)

Dominic Raab refuses to explain Greek holiday while Afghanistan fell

Afghan people are fleeing the country following Taliban resurgence. (Pic: Getty)

Where can I donate clothes for Afghanistan refugees?

Raab: UK intelligence said it was ‘unlikely’ Kabul would fall in 2021

UK and Taliban in talks to ensure Britons and allies can leave safely

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the end of the war in Afghanistan at the White House (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

‘It was time to end this war’ - what Biden said on Afghanistan

A Taliban fighter sits in the cockpit of an Afghan Air Force aircraft at the airport in Kabul (Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Why has the US left Afghanistan? Withdrawal of troops explained

Some of the images which emerged from Afghanistan following the US exit (Photos: Twitter / Getty)

The images of the triumphant Taliban that shame the West

A Taliban fighter stands guard at the site of the 26 August twin suicide bombs, which killed scores of people (Photo: WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)

What does Isis K mean, and how is it different to Isis?

Maj. Gen. Chris Donahue was the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan (Photo: Department of Defence / Twitter)

RAF prepared to launch air strikes against ISIS as US withdrawal ends

Pen Farthing ‘couldn’t let dogs be shot by the Taliban’

A US Air Force aircraft takes off from the airport in Kabul on August 30, 2021 (Photo by AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

UK calls for international support to help at-risk Afghans

British ambassador arrives home as UK evacuation mission ends in Kabul

Who are the Taliban?

U.S. Soldiers and Marines assist with security at an Evacuation Control Checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport (Photo by Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla / U.S. Marine Corps via Getty Images)

Details of local British embassy workers left on ground in Kabul

Dozens killed, more injured and further ISIS attacks likely in Kabul

Falaserna (Phalasarna) beach on the western coast of Crete island (Photo: Getty)

The rising costs - and risks - of going on holiday right now

Joe Biden has said no military boots will be on the ground beyond August 31 as the Taliban claims no evacuations will then be allowed (Bundeswehr/Getty)

Joe Biden defies calls to extend Afghanistan deadline amid troop fears

Dominic Raab told Sky News that ‘the sea was closed’ in Crete

Raab denies paddle-boarding while Kabul fell: ‘The sea was closed’

Boris Johnson confirms no extension to Afghanistan evacuation

President Joe Biden is not expected to continue evacuation efforts past August 31 (image: Drew Angerer/Getty)

Joe Biden ‘unlikely’ to back extension for Kabul evacuation

Boris Johnson hopes the G7 meeting will coordinate a response to the immediate Afghan crisis (Chris Ratcliffe/Getty)

PM to chair G7 Afghanistan meeting as race to evacuate continues

The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has caused serious anxiety for many, including those who served in the country as part of the UK’s Armed Forces (Graphic: Kim Mogg)

The mental health challenges still being faced by Afghanistan veterans

Many veterans are now seeking help from mental health charities in response to the Taliban’s return to power (Graphic: Kim Mogg)

No extra mental health support for veterans, says government

Dominic Raab (Photo by Peter Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Raab under renewed pressure to resign over Afghanistan crisis

Where is Afghanistan - and what is the country’s population?