Five years after the Taliban’s return, the BBC follows senior figures as the group reshapes the country.

The two men, detained in the western city of Herat on August 9, were released on Thursday morning.

The International Labour Organization estimates that only 5.1% of workers in Afghanistan are women, five years after the Taliban's return to power. That's less than a third of the proportion in 2019 a

The cause of the blast and the number of casualties have not been confirmed, with the Taliban government yet to comment.

Hundreds of supporters gathered outside the former US embassy, with flowers thrown down from military helicopters. Critics of the Taliban, however, fear worsening human rights abuses.

Crowds create carnival-like atmosphere in Afghan capital as Taliban celebrates five years since its return to power.

Five years ago, Taliban militants retook the Afghan capital, Kabul. NPR's Eyder Peralta talks to former Afghan official Matin Bek about the consequences of the U.S. withdrawal from his country.

Taliban rulers have celebrated the fifth anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan

When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back.

Campaigners fear deeper diplomatic contacts are undermining demands for improvements in human rights The Taliban in Afghanistan have launched a diplomatic effort to end their isolation as major region

More than half of women’s organisations operating in Afghanistan could cease operations within next year: UN Women.

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers are marking five years since regaining power

Human Rights Watch says Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have forcibly disappeared six staff members from a local organization focused on women's and children's rights

David McBride was jailed after pleading guilty to leaking military secrets about Afghanistan.

Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences.

Child wasting, the deadliest form of malnutrition, has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan's provinces.