Taliban
The Taliban, officially known as the Islamic Movement of Taliban, also referring to itself by the name of the government it operates, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the ruling government and religious organization of Afghanistan, as well as a militant organization with an ideology comprising elements of the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism and Pashtun nationalism. It is defacto the sole legal political force in the country, and rejects the principle of democratic participation in its decision making, considering political parties to be un-Islamic. It governs and operates centrally under a supreme leader with unlimited power who issues fatwas serving both as law and religious instruction. It ruled approximately 90% of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, before it was overthrown by an American-led invasion after the September 11 attacks carried out by the Taliban's ally al-Qaeda. Following a 20-year insurgency and the departure of coalition forces, the Taliban recaptured Kabul in August 2021, overthrowing the Islamic Republic, and now controls all of Afghanistan. The Taliban has been condemned for restricting human rights, including women's rights to work and have an education, and for the persecution of ethnic minorities. It is designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, and the Taliban government is largely unrecognized by the international community.
Beyond's analysis on Taliban
- — Taliban’s ban on girls’ higher education suppresses Afghanistan’s formal education market, driving demand for clandestine learning and affecting NGOs and ed‑tech providers
- — Taliban's five‑year anniversary celebration highlights ongoing governance challenges and humanitarian concerns in Afghanistan
- — Taliban mark five years since Afghanistan takeover with helicopter flower drops and motorcades in Kabul
- — Afghan women-led small enterprises are emerging as a vital source of economic resilience amid Taliban restrictions
- — Five years after the Taliban takeover, Afghanistan faces deepening humanitarian collapse with widespread hunger and erasure of women from public life
- — Germany's agreement to host Taliban officials in exchange for increased deportations raises alarms among Afghan dissidents over safety and diplomatic legitimacy
- — Afghan women-led small businesses emerge as a fragile but vital economic lifeline under Taliban rule, signaling grassroots resilience amid systemic oppression
- — EU opens direct talks with Taliban to facilitate increased deportations to Afghanistan, shifting migration policy and potentially impacting EU spending on repatriation and related contracts
- — EU officials meet Taliban officials in Brussels to discuss migrant deportations to Afghanistan, marking a controversial shift in EU migration policy
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- — Merz’s deal with the Taliban alarms Afghan dissidents in Germany