Is it wrong to work with the Taliban? Many predicted disaster when the group took over in 2021. But some think we must accept they are here to stay.
Music and beauty salons banned in Afghanistan
Burning question: The Taliban has now extended its crackdown to musical instruments. Glossary
Taliban - A violent fundamentalist Islamic movement that enforces sharia law and denies education to women.
Afghanistan - A mountainous Asian country, slightly larger than France, whose neighbours include Pakistan, Iran and China.
Nato - The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was founded in 1949 to unite Western democracies in Europe and North America against the perceived growing threat of the USSR. It now has 31 members.
Islamic State - A terrorist organisation that captured whole swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria in 2014, and launched a series of attacks in Europe and North America. It is also known as ISIS or ISIL.