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Five years after return, Afghan Taliban government builds diplomacy

Fadingsecond windCoverage went quiet for 4 days, then returned with 16 more reports - 77 voices in all.
After publishing: 7 headlines quietly rewritten, 9 descriptions edited, 4 URLs changed21 changes
  1. Politico Europeseen 12 Aug, 09:17description edited
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    Under pressure from the rising far right, Germany is letting Taliban officials staff Afghan missions in exchange for more deportations. Afghan activists say the arrangement puts them at risk.

    Under pressure from the rising far right, Berlin is letting Taliban officials staff Afghan missions in exchange for more deportations. Activists say the arrangement puts them at risk.

  2. sandiegouniontribune.comseen 14 Aug, 00:10headline rewritten

    2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school in 5 years: UN2.4 million Afghan girls shut out of secondary school 5 years after Taliban takeover, UN says

  3. South China Morning Postseen 14 Aug, 02:19description edited
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    Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, urging an end to such “discrimination”. The Taliban administration, recognised solely by Russia, has imposed a series of restrictions on women that the United Nations has characterised as “gender apartheid”. Girls cannot study beyond primary school, a policy the Taliban authorities justify based on their interpretation of...

    Around 2.4 million girls in Afghanistan have been denied access to secondary education since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, the United Nations said on Tuesday, urging an end to such “discrimination”. The Taliban administration, recognised solely by Russia, has imposed a series of restrictions on women that the UN has characterised as “gender apartheid”. Girls cannot study beyond primary school, a policy the Taliban authorities justify based on their interpretation of Islamic law. The...

  4. DW Top Storiesseen 14 Aug, 12:41URL changed

    now resolves towww.dw.com/en/afghanistan-the-taliban-and-german-promises/a-78319745?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

  5. ABC (Spain)seen 14 Aug, 14:50headline rewritten

    Cinco años en la «cárcel» talibán: «No es sólo lo que he perdido, sino lo que todavía podría ser»Cinco años en la «cárcel» talibán: «No es lo que he perdido, sino lo que podría ser»

  6. DW Top Storiesseen 15 Aug, 03:04URL changed

    now resolves towww.dw.com/en/afghanistan-school-ban-girls-taliban-unesco/a-78328926?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

  7. France Info (France)seen 15 Aug, 19:44description edited
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    "Les Afghans ont subi au cours des cinq dernières années l'introduction et la consolidation de restrictions suffocantes dans presque chaque domaine de leur vie et des droits humains", déplore l'ONU.

    De son côté, la France a condamné "avec la plus grande fermeté" le "système d'oppression fondé sur le genre" visant les femmes, a affirmé le Quai d'Orsay dans un communiqué.

  8. NYT Worldseen 16 Aug, 03:36headline rewritten

    Female Afghans Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban RuleAfghan Women Erased From Public Life in Five Years of Taliban Rule

  9. Tagesschau (Germany)seen 16 Aug, 03:36headline rewritten

    Alabali Radovan: Afghanen helfen ohne Taliban-KooperationAlabali Radovan: Hilfe für Afghanen - ohne Taliban-Kooperation

  10. bbc.comseen 16 Aug, 03:41headline rewritten

    Afghan women speak to BBC after five years of Taliban ruleAfghan women share stories of life under Taliban rule - follow their stories live

  11. wgcu.orgseen 16 Aug, 16:59description edited
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    Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Aghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.

    Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Afghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.

  12. wfae.orgseen 16 Aug, 17:01description edited
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    Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Aghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.

    Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Afghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.

  13. France Info (France)seen 16 Aug, 19:10headline rewritten

    Plus de 700 camions d'aide humanitaire entrent en Afghanistan depuis le PakistanPlus de 700 camions d'aide humanitaire entrent en Afghanistan depuis le Pakistan, malgré la fermeture quasi totale de la frontière terrestre

  14. NPR Newsseen 17 Aug, 03:27description edited
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    Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Aghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.

    Saturday marks the 5th anniversary of the current Taliban rule in Afghanistan. They've had a devastating impact on girls' education. A lesser told story is their impact on the education of boys.

  15. ABC News (Australia)seen 17 Aug, 03:27headline rewritten

    Azada wanted to be her country's 'best doctor', but then the Taliban took overSix-year friendship reveals erosion of daily life for Afghan women and girls

  16. Le Monde Englishseen 18 Aug, 06:21description edited
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    Public figures including Sophie Pouget, president of UN Women France, and Chela Noori, president of Afghanes de France, are calling for urgent action to support Afghan women who, five years after the Taliban's return to power, are both victims and resisters.

    Public figures including UN Women France President Sophie Pouget and Afghanes de France President Chela Noori are calling for urgent action to support Afghan women who, five years after the Taliban's return to power, are both victims and resisters.

  17. Le Monde Englishseen 18 Aug, 09:09description edited
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    Public figures including UN Women France President Sophie Pouget and Afghanes de France President Chela Noori are calling for urgent action to support Afghan women who, five years after the Taliban's return to power, are both victims and resisters.

    Public figures including UN Women France President Sophie Pouget and Afghan Women of France President Chela Noori call for urgent action to support Afghan women who, five years after the Taliban's return to power, are both victims and resisters.

  18. DW Top Storiesseen 18 Aug, 14:27URL changed

    now resolves towww.dw.com/en/afghan-allies-still-waiting-for-the-safety-germany-promised/a-78319745?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

  19. DW Top Storiesseen 18 Aug, 14:31URL changed

    now resolves towww.dw.com/en/afghan-allies-still-waiting-for-the-safety-germany-promised/a-78319745?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

  20. ANSA (Italy)seen 19 Aug, 15:16URL changed

    now resolves towww.ansa.it/donne/notizie/2026/08/18/escluse-dalle-scuole-e-non-solo-dal-ritorno-dei-talebani.-lapartheid_413e0f6d-fea2-4aba-a44d-cf7a5b55f6ba.html

  21. khaama.comseen 20 Oct, 02:52description edited
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    Israel’s defense minister says Israel is prepared to facilitate the departure of Gaza’s population if the United States approves the plan.

    At least 120 children were reported missing in Kabul in one year, 85 of them girls, according to the labour ministry.

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Tue, 11 August 2026peak 39 reports on Sat, 15 August 2026Mon, 19 October 2026

What it is about

Afghan Taliban governmentTaliban governmentRussiaWestern countriesHibatullah AkhundzadaAmir Khan MuttaqiAlexander DobrindtAbdul Hakim HaqqaniErica GastonHarish ParvathaneniEuropean UnionPeace ProgrammeUnited Nations University Centre For Policy ResearchUn Security CouncilInternational Criminal CourtIranBritainUzbekistanGermanyChina

Who published it, and when

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indiatimes.com1 original report
DW Top Stories4 original reports1 original report1 original report1 original report
South China Morning Post1 original report - edited after publishing
sandiegouniontribune.com1 copy echoing PBS NewsHour - edited after publishing
thefrontierpost.com1 original report
Der Spiegel (Germany)1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report1 original report
UN Press1 original report1 original report1 original report
NYT World1 original report1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report2 original reports2 original reports1 original report
Die Zeit (Germany)2 original reports3 original reports1 original report
odt.co.nz1 original report
forbes.com1 original report
Tagesschau (Germany)2 original reports - edited after publishing3 original reports
La Repubblica (Italy)2 original reports1 original report
asiaone.com1 original report
deccanchronicle.com1 original report
Google News - Top Stories2 original reports6 original reports1 original report2 original reports
NPR News1 original report - edited after publishing1 original report
wfae.org1 copy echoing NPR News - edited after publishing
11 Aug, 03:41over 2 months19 Oct, 19:01

+ 41 more outlets · 64 reports left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 193 original reports, 4 reprints

  1. Tue, 11 August 2026

    12 reports
  2. Wed, 12 August 2026

    10 reports
  3. Thu, 13 August 2026

    12 reports
  4. Fri, 14 August 2026

    21 reports
  5. Sat, 15 August 2026

    39 reports
  6. Sun, 16 August 2026

    12 reports
  7. Mon, 17 August 2026

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  8. Tue, 18 August 2026

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  9. Wed, 19 August 2026

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  10. Thu, 20 August 2026

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  11. Fri, 21 August 2026

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  12. Sat, 22 August 2026

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  13. Mon, 24 August 2026

    4 reports
  14. Tue, 25 August 2026

    2 reports
    • ianslive.in09:16

      New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, Afghanistan’s trade relationship with Pakistan is undergoing a significant transformation which raised concerns for businesses and industries in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), particularly in Peshawar, a report has said.

    • PBS NewsHour22:35

      It's been 18 months since the Trump administration made cuts to foreign aid. One of the countries hardest-hit is Afghanistan. The five years since the U.S. withdrawal have been grim for the people there, and Refugees International attributes over 160 deaths during the last 18 months to cuts in aid. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen and videographer Eric O'Connor report.

  15. Fri, 28 August 2026

    5 reports
    • NYT World09:00

      Under Taliban rule, Afghan girls are officially barred from receiving an education beyond the sixth grade. Across the country, however, clandestine classrooms have emerged to defy the ban. Our Afghanistan and Pakistan bureau chief, Elian Peltier, visited one of these covert schools to meet the young women determined to learn.

    • NYT World09:01

      The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules.

    • Google News - Top Stories09:01

      Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls The New York Times Afghanistan’s Appeal To The World – OpEd Eurasia Review Five Years Ago, I Was in Fifth Grade 8AM Media How the Taliban Is Reshaping Afghan Higher Ed (opinion) Inside Higher Ed Afghan Women and Girls Face Growing Hardships, Save the Children Says thekabultribune.com

    • NYT World11:25

      The Taliban have banned education for millions of Afghan girls. Times journalists examined classrooms where students, teachers and parents continue to resist by defying the rules.

    • Google News - Top Stories11:25

      Inside Afghanistan’s Secret Schools for Girls The New York Times Afghanistan’s Appeal To The World – OpEd Eurasia Review Five Years Ago, I Was in Fifth Grade 8AM Media How the Taliban Is Reshaping Afghan Higher Ed (opinion) Inside Higher Ed Afghan Women and Girls Face Growing Hardships, Save the Children Says thekabultribune.com

  16. Sat, 29 August 2026

    2 reports
  17. Mon, 31 August 2026

    2 reports
    • wbur.org07:39

      Liya, who fled Afghanistan after American forces withdrew from the country in 2021, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to reflect on five years of life in the United States.

    • ČT24 (Czechia)14:04

      Pět let po opětovném převzetí moci Talibanem Afghánistán bezprecedentním způsobem omezuje práva žen. Lidskoprávní organizace mluví o „genderovém apartheidu“, kdy Afghánky nesmí navštěvovat střední školy, vykonávat většinu zaměstnání ani podnikat volnočasové aktivity. Podle průzkumu OSN vycházejí z domu jen jednou až dvakrát za měsíc. Systematické vytěsňování žen z veřejného prostoru přitom umocňuje ekonomickou krizi, varují experti.

  18. Wed, 2 September 2026

    3 reports
  19. Thu, 3 September 2026

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  20. Fri, 4 September 2026

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  21. Sun, 6 September 2026

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  22. Mon, 7 September 2026

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  24. Wed, 9 September 2026

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  25. Thu, 10 September 2026

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  26. Sat, 12 September 2026

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  27. Tue, 15 September 2026

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  28. Wed, 16 September 2026

    4 reports
  29. Thu, 17 September 2026

    1 report
  30. Fri, 18 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Der Spiegel (Germany)15:44

      Sie hat Jura studiert, wollte Anwältin werden. Dann kamen die Taliban. SPIEGEL-Reporterin Susanne Kölbl hat das Tagebuch einer jungen Afghanin erhalten – und erzählt von ihren eigenen Begegnungen mit den Taliban.

    • PBS NewsHour22:20

      When the Taliban swept back into Kabul in 2021, millions of Afghans suddenly faced an uncertain and dangerous future. Among them were two young sisters whose ambitions to study medicine and law were threatened. Their escape and the lives they built afterward are at the heart of the new book, "The Last Free Women." Geoff Bennett sat down with the authors, Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp.

  31. Sat, 19 September 2026

    1 report
  32. Mon, 21 September 2026

    1 report
    • Times of India04:02

      Pakistan and Afghanistan were involved in their most serious military confrontation in years in February. The latest escalation comes days after the Taliban warned that it would defend Afghan territory against any Pakistani military action. In an interview with Al Arabiya English, Mujahid rejected Pakistan's allegations that militant groups based in Afghanistan recruit, train and launch attacks against Pakistan.

  33. Thu, 24 September 2026

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  34. Sun, 27 September 2026

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  38. Sun, 11 October 2026

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  40. Tue, 13 October 2026

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  41. Sat, 17 October 2026

    3 reports
    • khaama.com09:57

      UN Women calls for greater investment in social protection, healthcare and education to tackle extreme poverty among women and girls.

    • khaama.com11:08edited after publishing

      At least 120 children were reported missing in Kabul in one year, 85 of them girls, according to the labour ministry.

    • Times of India12:39

      Since the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan, women's rights and access to education have suffered dramatically. Millions of girls are now prohibited from secondary and higher education, leading to dire social repercussions. In addition, food insecurity is rampant, affecting approximately 19.2 million individuals. The healthcare available has also significantly declined, obstructing women's ability to obtain necessary medical assistance. The overall humanitarian crisis continues to worsen,...

  42. Sun, 18 October 2026

    1 report
  43. Mon, 19 October 2026

    1 report
    • shafaqna.com19:01

      Shafaqna English- European governments are increasing their engagement with Taliban authorities regarding the deportation of migrants, economic assistance, and diplomatic representation, while still withholding formal recognition of the administration. The report draws on an investigation by Elian Peltier, The New York Times’ Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief, who says European...

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