# Concerns grow over increased global ties with Taliban in Afghanistan

https://mins.news/en/item/22772

- The Guardian, 2026-08-15 05:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/15/concern-grow-global-ties-taliban-afghanistan-human-rights

> As India, Qatar, China, Iran and Central Asian states expand contacts with the Taliban, campaigners fear fragmented diplomacy is weakening consistent demands for human-rights improvements. The UN says Taliban edicts have barred women from universities and most jobs while repressing minorities, activists and journalists.

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