Afghanistan Marks Five Years of Taliban Rule Amid Humanitarian Crisis and Diplomatic Tensions
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- UOL
- CNN Brasil
- Folha de S.Paulo
- Der Spiegel
- Deutsche Welle
- Frankfurter Allgemeine
- Zeteo
- Al-Monitor
- Infobae
- La Tercera
- France 24
- The Times of Israel
- ANSA
- Novaya Gazeta Europe
- Dawn
- Al Jazeera
- The Guardian
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The Taliban celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power on Saturday with parades and official ceremonies in Kabul and other provinces. While Taliban officials touted the achievement of stability and the end of decades of war, international organizations and human rights groups warned of a deepening humanitarian and rights crisis. The United Nations and other observers have described the current state of women's rights in Afghanistan as gender apartheid. Girls over the age of 12 are barred from secondary education, and women are excluded from universities and most professions. Reports indicate that women face severe restrictions on movement, including requirements to be accompanied by a male guardian and mandates to cover their faces in public.
Humanitarian conditions have deteriorated as international aid has been reduced. The International Rescue Committee and the UN report that millions of Afghans face acute food insecurity, exacerbated by natural disasters and the deportation of Afghans from Pakistan and Iran. In response to these conditions, some activists have organized underground schools to provide education to girls in secret.
Diplomatically, the Taliban government remains largely unrecognized, although Russia has formally recognized the regime and established a security and trade partnership. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi recently invited the United States to reopen its embassy and invest in the country's mineral wealth, provided there is no foreign military presence. The U.S. Department of State rejected this proposal, citing the Taliban's failure to combat terrorism and their record on human rights. Tensions also persist regarding the return of abandoned U.S. military equipment and the release of American prisoners.
In Europe, the legacy of the 2021 withdrawal continues to cause friction. Reports from Germany highlight the plight of Afghan allies who remain stranded in third countries or face difficult integration processes. Some former allies have expressed frustration over broken promises of resettlement, while the current German government has moved toward cooperating with the Taliban on the deportation of criminals.
How each side framed it
- Left
- This outlet framed the event as a forgotten tragedy and a failure of U.S. accountability toward Afghan allies.
- Centre-left
- These outlets emphasized the humanitarian suffering, the struggle of underground education, and the failure of Western promises to allies.
- Centre
- These outlets focused on the systemic nature of the rights crisis and the specific legal decrees restricting women.
- Centre-right
- These outlets highlighted the Taliban's claims of sovereignty and stability while noting the collapse of previous democratic progress.
Sources
- Centre ANSA: Afghanistan, five years of Taliban in power
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Afghans mark five years of Taliban rule
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: What the Taliban achieved and failed to achieve in five years
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Five years on, how will Taliban deal with armed opposition?
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Afghan refugees face an uncertain future as Europe shifts to the right
- Centre Al-Monitor: Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis
- Centre CNN Brasil: Return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan completes 5 years; see what changed
- Centre CNN Brasil: Five years after the return of the Taliban, Afghanistan faces "gender apartheid"
- Centre-left Dawn: Taliban mark 5 years in power as aid groups warn of crisis
- Centre-left Der Spiegel: Afghanistan under the Taliban: Give women a chance, opinion
- Centre Deutsche Welle: Afghan allies still waiting for the safety Germany promised
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Taliban invites USA to return to Afghanistan, but with diplomats and money
- Centre France 24: Five years after the return of the Taliban: Afghan women still excluded from society
- Centre France 24: Five years after the return of the Taliban: the broken path of Afghan exiles in France
- Centre France 24: Afghanistan: why is the international community accommodating the Taliban?
- Centre France 24: "The West has a great responsibility in preserving the future of Afghan women"
- Centre France 24: In Afghanistan, five years after the return of the Taliban, women excluded from society
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: Five Years in Power: There is No Getting Around the Taliban
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: Five Years of Taliban: "I would probably have sent them to a certain death"
- Centre-right Infobae: The Taliban celebrate five years of return to power with a call for peace and respect for their sovereignty
- Centre-right La Tercera: Five years of Taliban yoke: the worst women's rights crisis in the world
- Centre-left Novaya Gazeta Europe: Taliban proposed that the USA return to Afghanistan and invest in mineral extraction
- Centre-left Novaya Gazeta Europe: How Afghanistan's underground schools are organized
- Centre-left The Guardian: Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistan
- Centre The Times of Israel: Taliban marks 5 years back in power as Afghan women remain shut out of public life
- Centre-left UOL: Taliban invites USA to return to Afghanistan, but with diplomats and money
- Left Zeteo: 7 Things About Afghanistan the U.S. Wants You to Forget, Five Years After Kabul Fell
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