- Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing CNN
- What the Taliban achieved and failed to achieve in five years Al Jazeera
- Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power The New York Times
- The Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls — and boys as well NPR
- Five years after the Taliban swept to power, does the West have any influence? BBC
