Taliban

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The Taliban is an international organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with distinct factions. The Afghan Taliban regained power in Kabul in 2021 and has been under international sanctions for human rights violations. A Pakistani faction of the group maintains separate but allied operations along the Afghan border. The organization has faced international scrutiny over its governance, including pension system collapse and suppression of protests, particularly involving women's rights. Despite diplomatic engagement with European Union representatives, such interactions d…

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For decades, millions of Afghans fled to Pakistan and Iran in search of asylum or work. Most of them... — BBC News Русская служба
Delegation of the "Taliban" arrived in Germany to help in deporting Afghans, media reports — Вести
Divorces, smartphones and strict control. BBC report on how the Taliban govern Afghanistan — BBC News Русская служба
Taliban offered US to return diplomats and resume investments in Afghanistan — The Moscow Times
On August 15, five years have passed since the Taliban militants captured Kabul and took control of the country. — Настоящее Время
Taliban called on the US to return diplomats to Afghanistan — Коммерсантъ
Taliban invited the US back to Afghanistan — Вести
Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, units of the radical Afghan Islamic movement "Taliban" entered... — Радио Свобода
Afghan Taliban mark fifth anniversary of taking power in the country — Интерфакс
How is Afghanistan changing under Taliban rule? Text version of the podcast 'What Was That' with orientalist Ruslan Sulaymanov... — BBC News Русская служба
How is Afghanistan changing under the Taliban's rule? Ruslan Suleimanov* from Kabul tells the story | Podcast 'What Was That?' on You... — BBC News Русская служба
Five years ago, in August 2021, the radical Islamic movement 'Taliban' came to power in Afghanistan. — BBC News Русская служба
#Digest 14 August — Republic
UN Security Council updated sanctions against five representatives of Afghanistan — Вести
Pavel Durov reacted to being added to the terrorist list with a meme comparing himself and 'respected partners' from the 'Taliban' — Meduza
Durov commented on inclusion in the list of extremists and terrorists of Rosfinmonitoring with a photo, on which Lavrov presses... — Varlamov News
Tell me who your friend is: How the Taliban became Moscow's strategic ally in Central Asia — Радио Свобода
Tell me who your friend is: How the Taliban became Moscow's strategic ally in Central Asia — Вёрстка
Tell me who your friend is: How the Taliban became Moscow's strategic ally in Central Asia — The Insider
Taliban claim to have launched airstrikes on terrorist positions in Pakistan — Интерфакс