{"id":370477,"date":"2026-08-15T16:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/five-years-of-taliban-rule-what-has-changed-in-afghanistan-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T16:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T15:00:37","slug":"five-years-of-taliban-rule-what-has-changed-in-afghanistan-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/five-years-of-taliban-rule-what-has-changed-in-afghanistan-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Five years of Taliban rule: What has changed in Afghanistan? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/q69tmRtMFxQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Five years of Taliban rule: What has changed in Afghanistan? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q69tmRtMFxQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Five years after returning to power, the Taliban remain firmly in control of Afghanistan. They govern the country, collect taxes, build infrastructure, and engage with countries across the region. Most major governments haven\u2019t formally recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan&#8217;s legitimate rulers.<\/p>\n<p>So, what has changed since the Taliban recaptured Kabul in 2021?<\/p>\n<p>This episode of DW&#8217;s Inside Asian Conflicts traces the Islamist movement&#8217;s journey from insurgency to government, examining how Afghanistan has changed under Taliban rule. It explores the country&#8217;s security, economy, humanitarian crisis, restrictions on women and girls, regional diplomacy, and the international community&#8217;s growing engagement with a government that, for the most part, has not been officially recognized.<\/p>\n<p>Have the Taliban merely survived, or have they succeeded in transforming themselves into a legitimate government? And what does their fifth year in power mean for the future of Afghanistan and the region?<\/p>\n<p>#InsideAsianConflicts #taliban <\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n00:00: The Taliban recaptured Kabul five years ago<br \/>\n01:53: How much control do the Taliban have?<br \/>\n04:27: Who are the Taliban?<br \/>\n07:55: Life under Taliban rule<br \/>\n10:16: Why the world is engaging with the Taliban<br \/>\n12:42: What comes next for Afghanistan? <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five years after returning to power, the Taliban remain firmly in control of Afghanistan. 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