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Taliban

Arcs in the news about Taliban from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 156 stories · 1,046 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else42 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Taliban that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 30Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Dec 25– 28Afghan forces target Pakistan in retaliation for deadly airstrikes8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  3. Dec 25– 26Taliban: Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan15 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right
  4. Dec 11Suicide bombing in Kabul kills Taliban refugee minister15 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 1 right
  5. Dec 10UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Nov 10– 11The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time21 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 1 right
  7. Oct 30Taliban bans Afghan women from praying or reciting aloud in public7 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 4 right
  8. Sep 16The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says9 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  9. Aug 30Germany deports 28 Afghan nationals to their homeland, the first since the Taliban takeover in 202114 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  10. Aug 22– 27Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women's voices and bare faces in public21 articles · 15 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 3 right

Stories that name Taliban

  1. Oct 8– 11Hurricane Milton aftermath: At least 16 fatalities reported, more than 2.4M without power in Florida513 articles · 107 independent sources
    32 left, 56 center, 18 right
  2. Sep 13Gunmen kill 14 in a Shiite area of Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks this year6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 8– 9House Republicans release partisan report blaming Biden for disastrous end to US war in Afghanistan26 articles · 26 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 5 right
  4. Sep 2A suicide bomber detonates in Afghan capital, killing at least 6 people and injuring 1317 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  5. Aug 28– 31Israel's deadly West Bank raid enters fourth day29 articles · 16 independent sources
    5 left, 5 center, 3 right
  6. Aug 12– 17Gaza ceasefire talks to resume next week45 articles · 23 independent sources
    7 left, 9 center, 2 right
  7. May 18Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 50 people in western Afghanistan23 articles · 22 independent sources
    1 left, 7 center, 1 right
  8. May 17– 18Four killed in Afghanistan shooting, including three Spanish tourists13 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  9. May 10– 12Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says49 articles · 33 independent sources
    4 left, 11 center, 4 right
  10. May 7Pakistan’s Military Says March Suicide Attack That Killed 5 Chinese Was Planned in Afghanistan5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
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