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The Taliban government prohibits Afghan women from entering parks or gyms, or even from leaving the house without a male guardian. Sources tell us that life under the outdoor ban is pushing many women to the brink.

A year of Taliban rule sees Afghanistan's economy in ruins and hope and security for Kabul's residents in short supply.

A year of Taliban rule sees Afghanistan's economy in ruins and hope and security for Kabul's residents in short supply.

A year after the Talibans stunningly swift takeover and the U.S.-backed governments disintegration, Kabul, the Afghan capital, is a city bereft of economic spark, safety and hope.

Faced with extreme poverty, many Afghan children work to support their families. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), around 29 per cent of Afghan children between the ages (...)

Afghanistan produces around 90% of the world's heroin, and an estimated 11% of its population of 34 million are believed to be drug users.

With shaved heads, oversized tunics and the terrified gaze of the hunted, the drug addicts rounded up by the Taliban brace for 45 days of painful withdrawal.

With shaved heads, oversized tunics and the terrified gaze of the hunted, the drug addicts rounded up by the Taliban brace for 45 days of painful withdrawal

KABUL, Afghanistan-- With shaved heads, oversized tunics and the terrified gaze of the hunted, the drug addicts rounded up by the Taliban brace for 45 days of painful withdrawal. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN For some, the hardliners' raids may potentially help them cast off the yoke of addiction. But f

With shaved heads, oversized tunics and the terrified gaze of the hunted, the drug addicts rounded up by the Taliban brace for 45 days of painful withdrawal. For some, the hardliners' raids may potentially help them cast off the yoke of addiction. But for many the stay at Kabul's Ibn Sina centre will just mark a short change of scene, marked by a brutal approach to forcing