The highest-ranking woman in the United Nations arrived in Kabul on Tuesday at the head of a delegation promoting the rights of women and girls
The changes in the political landscape last year had thrown Women's cricket in danger and uncertainty but the Afghanistan Government and ICC now have an agreement in principle to resume Women's cricket in Afghanistan.
Monday's quake happened in the same area as a powerful quake last month in eastern Afghanistan, igniting yet another crisis for the struggling country and further underscoring the Taliban's limited capabilities and...
A number of girls and women who once played a variety of sports told AP they have been intimidated by the Taliban with visits and phone calls warning them not to engage in their sports. The Taliban have banned women's and...
A top drug lord charged with providing weapons and manpower to the Taliban named Bashir Noorzai was released and exchanged with US national Mark Frerichs, held captive in Afghanistan since 2020.
In a message issued ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the reclusive Taliban chief also called on other countries not to interfere in Afghanistan’s internal matters
The move had sparked international outrage, including from Muslim nations, who deemed it against Islam, besides the G7 group of nations, who tagged it as a 'crime against humanity.'
The earthquake was Afghanistan's deadliest in two decades, and officials said the toll could rise.
India sent a team led by a senior diplomat to Afghanistan last week to oversee the delivery of its humanitarian aid and meet with senior members of the Taliban...
The Taliban earlier announced that their policy for female anchors to cover faces was 'final and non-negotiable'.
Now as the American and NATO forces are out of Afghanistan and the Taliban grip control over the country, who are to be held accountable for the deadly attacks...
The Taliban are now conducting sweeping house to house operations in Kabul, in the name of tightening security in the capital city.
Poppies are the main source of income for millions of small farmers and day laborers who can earn upwards of USD 300 a month harvesting them and extracting the...
“In simple terms, the humanitarian program that we are appealing for is to save lives.” Less than a year after Taliban fighters toppled its...
The repressive edicts have banned girls from going to school beyond the sixth grade while women are barred from boarding planes if they travel unaccompanied by...
Afghanistan's Taliban rulers unexpectedly decided against reopening schools Wednesday to girls above the sixth grade.
Public universities were opened after a long time in selective provinces in Afghanistan after the Taliban's announcement on Wednesday. With an...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, despite Taliban assurances, the UN political mission received credible allegations of 'enforced...
The activist, Tamana Zaryabi Paryani, was among about 25 women who took part in an anti-Taliban protest on Sunday against the compulsory Islamic headscarf, or...
The Hindu, Tajik and Hazara religious minorities are the most vulnerable as the Taliban is attempting to erase women from public life, United Nations human...
The international community is waiting before extending formal recognition to Afghanistan's new rulers.
Afghanistan's former President Hamid Karzai said: 'Afghans have lost lives on all sides. . .The Afghan army has suffered. Afghan police have suffered, Taliban...
Afghanistan: Taliban has been accused by Human Rights Watch of killing or disapperaing more than 100 former Afghan security personnel,since they came to power...
Forced remarriage is a big problem in Afghanistan as the iternally displaced marry off their young daughters in exchange for a bride-price that can be used to...
Taliban has said that these directives are not obligatory, rather 'a religious guideline'. It has also asked women journalists on television to wear hijabs.
