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Taliban control reshapes Afghan cinema — Level A1 — man in black coat holding black dslr camera

Taliban control reshapes Afghan cinemaCEFR A1

15 Jan 2026

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Adapted from Hasht-e-Subh Daily, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Sohaib Ghyasi, Unsplash

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  • The Taliban have controlled Afghanistan since August 2021.
  • They closed many cinema halls across the country.
  • They removed television series and films from broadcasters.
  • They removed women from public media roles.
  • The authorities closed a state film organisation in 2025.
  • People worry the old film archive could be lost.
  • Many filmmakers now live abroad and face problems.
  • Life for actors and film crews is very hard.
  • The Taliban produce films that follow their ideas.
  • Women are absent in all Taliban film productions.

Difficult words

  • control — have power or authority over a place
    controlled
  • remove — take something away from a place or person
    removed
  • archive — a place where old films or information are kept
  • filmmaker — a person who makes films or movies
    filmmakers
  • abroad — in or to a foreign country, not home
  • absent — not present or not included in something

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Discussion questions

  • Do you like watching films?
  • Have you been to a cinema?
  • Would you be worried if a film archive was lost?

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