# Five Years of Taliban Rule: What Has Changed in Afghanistan?

https://mins.news/en/video/23040

- DW News, 2026-08-15 14:34 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q69tmRtMFxQ

> Five years after returning to power, the Taliban still firmly control Afghanistan, governing the country, collecting taxes, building infrastructure and engaging with regional states. Most major governments have not formally recognized them as Afghanistan’s legitimate rulers. DW’s Inside Asian Conflicts examines the movement’s transition from insurgency to government.

## Stories

- [Taliban restrictions on women’s rights](https://mins.news/en/topic/taliban-women-rights-restrictions) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/taliban-women-rights-restrictions.md

## Related coverage

- [Five years on, Afghan women still face Taliban restrictions](https://mins.news/en/video/23906) — Reuters, 2026-08-17
- [What comes after five years of pressure on Afghanistan’s rulers?](https://mins.news/en/video/23408) — DW News, 2026-08-16
- [Afghans mark five years of Taliban rule](https://mins.news/en/item/22994) — Al Jazeera, 2026-08-15
- [Taliban mark five years in power as aid groups warn of crisis](https://mins.news/en/item/22871) — Reuters, 2026-08-15
- [Five years of Taliban rule: Afghan women face deepening repression](https://mins.news/en/item/22867) — France 24, 2026-08-15
- [Taliban pressured by insurgents after five years in power](https://mins.news/en/item/22208) — DW, 2026-08-14