Through rare access to leading Taliban figures, the #BBCEye Investigations team examines the Taliban’s transition from insurgency to government after five years in power.
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Told through the personal stories of some of the Taliban’s most influential players, as well as their foot-soldiers on the ground, and the people feeling the consequences of their rule, The Taliban: Coming Out of the Shadows shows how a small group of religious fighters who spent years fighting in the mountains and hiding in rural areas, are now running a country on the brink of the abyss. What drives the Taliban’s oppression of women and minorities, and can they govern this poverty-ridden, war-torn nation after decades of conflict?
In interviews with chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, former suicide-attack planner, Habibullah Badr, and former provincial governor Abdullah Sarhadi, now a senior military commander, these Taliban officials discuss their past actions, including the bombing of Tolo TV and the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas, the last time they were in power in the early 2000s.
The film contrasts the daily routines of Taliban officials with the immediate impact of their policies on ordinary Afghans, specifically focusing on the restrictions placed on women.
We see a woman navigating a divorce dispute during a meeting with a provincial governor. We also see teenage girls working as carpet weavers due to the ongoing ban on female secondary education, as well as interviews with female activists who detail how they now organise and protest in secret.
00:00 The Taliban: From insurgency to government
01:39 Afghanistan’s new rulers: The Taliban’s key players
03:10 Tolo TV encounter: Reclaiming the media narrative
07:11 Habibullah Badr: From death row to prison boss
08:51 Abdullah Sarhadi: From Guantánamo Bay to local governor
11:58 “You’ll lose your dignity and honour”: A young Afghan woman seeks divorce
12:56 Kandahar: Taliban power base
15:34 The promise of an inclusive government?
16:30 Bread, work, freedom: “The Taliban fear educated women”
18:11 Women’s rights under Taliban rule
19:46 The problem of a divorced daughter
21:09 A country run by men, for men
22:25 Habibullah Badr confronted about his past
25:00 The Bamiyan Buddhas
26:25 The Taliban’s future: A country on the brink
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