# Divorce, smartphones and control: BBC sees how Taliban run Afghanistan

https://mins.news/en/item/30201

- BBC News, 2026-08-24 05:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgvk9p2n7ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Five years after the Taliban returned to power, the BBC follows senior figures as they reshape Afghanistan. In Jawzjan, 18-year-old Tuba seeks a divorce after months of alleged abuse, but Governor Abdullah Sarhadi urges her to remain married and calls women “mindless” and “deficient in intellect”. The report also shows how women have been shut out of most workplaces, universities and many public spaces.

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