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Taliban

The Taliban is a Sunni Islamist movement that has ruled Afghanistan since 2021.

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349 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (Flag of the Taliban)

The earliest story we hold is from Oct 1, 2021.

Stories involving Taliban1 named story in 2022

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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2022

Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 2022 and Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023: whole weeks overlap 2022; counts include days outside 2022.

Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 1, 2023

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Week of Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023: 7 left, 10 center, 3 right, 12% of the sources that published that week · 29 articles

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Dec 27, 2021 - Jan 2, 202261333012%
Jan 3, 2022 - Jan 9, 202214274%
Jan 10, 2022 - Jan 16, 202281895018%
Jan 17, 2022 - Jan 23, 202271785617%
Jan 24, 2022 - Jan 30, 202271564114%
Jan 31, 2022 - Feb 6, 202225392135242%
Feb 7, 2022 - Feb 13, 202215301216229%
Feb 14, 2022 - Feb 20, 2022673178%
Feb 21, 2022 - Feb 27, 2022243195%
Feb 28, 2022 - Mar 6, 202200000%
Mar 7, 2022 - Mar 13, 202200000%
Mar 14, 2022 - Mar 20, 20224103249%
Mar 21, 2022 - Mar 27, 202211271011925%
Mar 28, 2022 - Apr 3, 202272356419%
Apr 4, 2022 - Apr 10, 202212142%
Apr 11, 2022 - Apr 17, 202200000%
Apr 18, 2022 - Apr 24, 20221222610822%
Apr 25, 2022 - May 1, 20222107209%
May 2, 2022 - May 8, 20222332927032%
May 9, 2022 - May 15, 20228865411%
May 16, 2022 - May 22, 202261655414%
May 23, 2022 - May 29, 2022684299%
May 30, 2022 - Jun 5, 2022284168%
Jun 6, 2022 - Jun 12, 202200000%
Jun 13, 2022 - Jun 19, 2022682228%
Jun 20, 2022 - Jun 26, 202221381621737%
Jun 27, 2022 - Jul 3, 202200000%
Jul 4, 2022 - Jul 10, 202200000%
Jul 11, 2022 - Jul 17, 202200000%
Jul 18, 2022 - Jul 24, 202216295%
Jul 25, 2022 - Jul 31, 202233284%
Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 7, 202224371826239%
Aug 8, 2022 - Aug 14, 2022472167%
Aug 15, 2022 - Aug 21, 202214281014828%
Aug 22, 2022 - Aug 28, 202200000%
Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 4, 2022637208%
Sep 5, 2022 - Sep 11, 202221354510%
Sep 12, 2022 - Sep 18, 202203283%
Sep 19, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022141667920%
Sep 26, 2022 - Oct 2, 202261353313%
Oct 3, 2022 - Oct 9, 2022374167%
Oct 10, 2022 - Oct 16, 202200000%
Oct 17, 2022 - Oct 23, 202200000%
Oct 24, 2022 - Oct 30, 202200000%
Oct 31, 2022 - Nov 6, 202201342%
Nov 7, 2022 - Nov 13, 202211252%
Nov 14, 2022 - Nov 20, 20220102under 1%
Nov 21, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022543187%
Nov 28, 2022 - Dec 4, 2022282286%
Dec 5, 2022 - Dec 11, 202282288720%
Dec 12, 2022 - Dec 18, 202243295%
Dec 19, 2022 - Dec 25, 20221222815423%
Dec 26, 2022 - Jan 1, 202371032912%

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

Whole record, all years we hold

83 left · 98 center · 61 right: 242 sources on the spectrum, across 349 linked stories.

Everything else94 updates in 2022 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Taliban that are not part of any story yet

  1. Dec 29– Jan 5Obey or leave: NGOs torn over Taliban ban on women staff18 articles · 10 sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 25– 264 NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bar women31 articles · 19 sources
    6 left, 8 center, 3 right
  3. Dec 24– 25The Taliban have banned women from working for NGOs in Afghanistan27 articles · 23 sources
    5 left, 10 center, 3 right
  4. Dec 21– 28Security council tells Taliban to reverse restrictions on women in Afghanistan30 articles · 18 sources
    3 left, 7 center, 3 right
  5. Dec 20– 22University ban: Afghanistan's disenfranchised women – DW107 articles · 39 sources
    11 left, 18 center, 5 right
  6. Dec 20– 21US: Taliban Release 2 Americans in 'Goodwill Gesture'9 articles · 9 sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  7. Dec 12Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul10 articles · 10 sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right
  8. Dec 7– 8Taliban carry out first public execution since returning to power in Afghanistan25 articles · 19 sources
    3 left, 10 center, 2 right
  9. Dec 6Taliban to Allow High School Graduation Exams for Afghan Girls6 articles · 6 sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right
  10. Dec 2US Designates Pakistani Taliban and Al-Qaida as Global Terrorists Groups10 articles · 5 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right

Stories that name Taliban

  1. Dec 8Who is Viktor Bout, Russia's 'Merchant of Death' freed in prisoner swap for Brittney Griner?61 articles · 26 sources
    4 left, 15 center, 5 right
  2. Nov 21Red Cross: Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter6 articles · 6 sources
    3 left, 1 center, 2 right
  3. Oct 31Russia recruiting U.S.-trained Afghan commandos, vets say5 articles · 5 sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  4. Oct 1Afghan women protest Hazara 'genocide' after Kabul bombing9 articles · 6 sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 18UN condemns 'shameful' year-long ban on Afghan girls' education10 articles · 8 sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right
  6. Sep 5Suicide attack at Russia embassy in Kabul kills 2 diplomats53 articles · 25 sources
    2 left, 13 center, 5 right
  7. Aug 17– 18Police: Death toll in Afghan capital mosque bombing now 2138 articles · 29 sources
    7 left, 12 center, 5 right
  8. Aug 15Biden administration does not plan to release frozen Afghan assets soon over concerns they may be diverted to terror groups8 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 5 center, 0 right
  9. Aug 8Shiite Muslims in Mideast mark solemn holy day of Ashoura12 articles · 9 sources
    3 left, 4 center, 2 right
  10. Aug 1– 2Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri killed in US drone strike261 articles · 85 sources
    24 left, 36 center, 18 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 12UN accuses Taliban of harassing, detaining female staff in Afghanistan6 articles · 6 sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right