Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagree ...

The Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their identity or personal history, a U.N. report said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ...

EU faces backlash over first invite to Taliban since 2021 takeover - Angered EU lawmakers say those who ‘carry out crimes ...

The United Nations has criticized a new Afghan law on separation in marriage, saying it entrenches discrimination against women and girls.

"We are waiting for Pakistan to act," Afghanistan's president said, accusing Pakistan of being the "Taliban centre". Meanwhile, the Pakistani foreign ministry has urged Kabul to reach a settlement ...

For Saad Mohseni, CEO of Afghanistan’s largest media company, Moby Group, business (and life) is a constant balancing act since the Taliban’s takeover in 2021. While describing the regime as a “police ...

The Taliban seem never to tire of talking about not talking. They have vowed over and over that they won’t negotiate peace until all foreign forces leave Afghanistan—and that they’ll never under any ...

A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for ...

The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages ...

The UN said it “reinforces systemic discrimination” and erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The pre-dawn assault in Helmand province's Shorab military base, one of the largest military installations in the country, ...

The gunfire outside Kabul airport was so loud that a little girl began screaming. Thousands of desperate Afghans pressed against the gates of Hamid Karzai International Airport in August 2021, shoving ...