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Even Humvee vehicles are also part of their arsenal now. Photo: Reuters
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How a technology revolution powered the Taliban's return

Afghanistan’s new rulers have come a long way from rejecting modernity entirely

Afghan security guards stand on a wall as hundreds of people gather outside the international airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The Taliban declared an “amnesty” across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee the country. Photo : UNB/AP
South Asia

Seven people killed in crowd crush near Kabul airport - UK govt

Military vehicles transferred by the U.S. to the Afghan National Army in February 2021. Afghanistan Ministry of Defense/via REUTERS
World+Biz

What weapons does the Taliban possess?

People wait outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 17, 2021. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Desperation deepens as Afghan evacuations falter

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South Asia

150 people, mostly Indians, questioned by Taliban; reach airport for evacuation

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, speaks during talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents in Doha, Qatar September 12, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari
South Asia

Taliban co-founder Baradar in Kabul for talks on setting up govt: official

Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn secure Afghan users' accounts amid Taliban takeover
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Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn secure Afghan users' accounts amid Taliban takeover

A member of Taliban forces inspects the area outside Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
World+Biz

Taliban are rounding up Afghans on blacklist - private intel report

Spanish citizens residing in Afghanistan and Afghans board a military plane as part of their evacuation, at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 18, 2021. Ministry of Defense of Spain/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Over 18,000 people evacuated since Sunday from Kabul airport-NATO official

People who have been evacuated from Afghanistan arrive at Roissy Charles-de-Gaulle airport after Taliban insurgents entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul, near Paris, France, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
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Evacuations from Afghanistan by country

Members of Afghan Special Forces climb down from a humvee as they arrive at their base after heavy clashes with Taliban during the rescue mission of a police officer besieged at a check post, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 13. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Planes, guns, night-vision goggles: The Taliban's new US-made war chest

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South Asia

A small Afghan girl is lifted from the crowd, capturing desperation to flee Kabul

People carry Afghan flags as they take part in an anti-Taliban protest in Jalalabad, Afghanistan August 18, 2021 in this screen grab taken from a video. Pajhwok Afghan News/Handout via REUTERS
South Asia

Afghan protests spread to Kabul in early challenge to Taliban