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

https://mins.news/en/item/30268

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-24 07:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/clyq33wy142o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Five years after returning to power, the Taliban are portrayed through BBC access to senior figures and their daily rule. The report highlights restrictions on women seeking divorce or education, a smartphone ban for officials, media controls and former commanders now serving as officials, while poverty and economic instability persist and critics say the group itself is Afghanistan’s biggest problem.

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