Taliban
Intimate Portraits of Life Inside Taliban-Run Afghanistan
Afghan people hoped there'd be a silver lining to the Taliban takeover – long-awaited stability. But for now, the situation is as volatile as ever.
'A Slow Death': How the Taliban Crushed Afghanistan's Flourishing Media
VICE World News talked to Afghan journalists and media workers on the future of the sector under the second round of Taliban rule.
‘My Dreams Are Dead’: Afghan Women On Life Under Taliban Rule
Three months after the Taliban seized power, most of the leaders of women-led street protests in Afghanistan have fled the country.
The Taliban Have a Growing ISIS-K Problem
For 20 years the Taliban waged an ultimately-successful insurgency against Western forces and the Afghan government they supported. They now face an expanding violent threat from ISIS-K insurgents.
Afghan Officials Admit Driving Luxury Car in London As Country Fell to Taliban
Former National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib told VICE World News that it was indeed him and Peace Minister Sadat Naderi driving a red Bentley around West London.
‘Hard Not to Respect That’: Why White Nationalists Are Toasting the Taliban
White supremacists and jihadists may despise each other, but their violent extremist movements have a surprising amount in common, with shared enemies, tactics and a similar worldview.
Astonishing Photos Show Heroin Users Forced Into Harsh ‘Rehab’ by Taliban
Photographs document how Taliban fighters in Kabul rounded up 150 homeless drug users who were stripped and had their heads shaved before being locked in prison-like conditions for the next three months.
At Least 100 People Killed in Bomb Attack at Mosque in Northern Afghanistan
The attack during Friday prayers is the first to target civilians in the north of the country since the Taliban returned to power in August.
Afghan Arms Dealers are Now Selling Abandoned American Guns
Experts are worried about who might be buying them.
Afghanistan Fears Literal Darkness as Taliban Fail to Pay Electric Bills
People are worried Afghanistan could have its power supply cut off, triggering a mass blackout and plunging the country into "the Dark Ages."
Look at These Photos of Taliban Fighters Enjoying a Day at the Fairground
You must have at least two rocket launchers to ride the pirate ship.
Bodies Hang From Cranes After the Taliban Announces Return of Executions
Afghans may soon be allowed to film gruesome public punishments as a way of deterring would-be criminals.