Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistan

Campaigners fear deeper diplomatic contacts are undermining demands for improvements in human rights The Taliban in Afghanistan have launched a diplomatic effort to end their isolation as major regional and international powers show a readiness to engage more closely with the repressive regime despite its systematic human rights abuses. Five years after the Taliban took power, an increasing number of countries are renewing ties or scaling up diplomatic contacts with the hardline Islamists, w...

By Jason Burke

Afghans mark five years of Taliban rule

Afghans have gathered in Kabul to mark five years since the Taliban returned to power.

Taliban Marks 5 Years In Power In Afghanistan As Rights Groups Sound Alarm

International organisations and the UN say the Taliban have struggled to address the natural and humanitarian crises Afghanistan has faced over the past five years, in part because Afghan women are under severe restrictions.

Taliban marks 5 years in power as UN warns of deepening crisis

Taliban leaders and other officials gathered Saturday at Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirga assembly hall to mark the fifth anniversary of their return to power, touting what the...