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The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has put 9/11’s planners back in the terror cockpit.
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The Taliban didn’t have to take over. But Washington made sure they would
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But without unity, arms, or a safe haven, it’s an uphill fight against the Islamists in Kabul.
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Shukria Barakzai saw the damage first-hand under the last regime when she ran secret lessons from her flat in Kabul.
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Hunger and poverty stalk the nation, but the Islamists want to disappear women from public life.
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Things could get even worse after the pandemic.
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Since the Taliban takeover last August, members of the Afghan LGBTQ community have faced electrocution, torture, killings, and fear.
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The Taliban’s jihadi friends are back to threaten global security.
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But internal divisions and the Taliban get a vote, too.
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The knock-on effects of Russia’s war on Ukraine are hammering wheat-dependent countries such as Afghanistan.
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Multilateral talks in China this week shied from recognizing the Taliban, but Beijing is still playing ball.
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Since the Taliban regained power, huge numbers have disappeared – including eight Britons and two Americans – with no recourse for their release.
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