Since the Taliban's return in August 2021, Afghan women's basic freedoms have been systematically curtailed, transforming them into privileges. Girls are barred from secondary education and ...

Despite an injection of more than $260 million in Australian aid, the situation for women in Afghanistan remains 'bleak'.

Malnutrition having 'harrowing' impact on Afghan women: WFP ...

Poverty, rights abuses, and unemployment are driving Afghan families to desperation as activists urge global action.

The Netherlands’ Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) granted asylum on December 22 to a 32-year-old Afghan woman and ...

A young woman who secretly trained girls in taekwondo in Afghanistan may be stoned to death, activists fear. Khadija Ahmadzada, 22, was arrested on January 10 in Herat for defying the Taliban’s ban on ...

Qubad Wali Najiba, 24, rarely takes her eyes off her baby, Artiya, one of an estimated four million Afghan children at risk ...

Organizations are working hard to circumvent the Taliban's ban on higher education for women and girls, which has now been in ...

The UN reported that roughly 75% of Afghans are unemployed, while 90% live below the poverty line, highlighting the country’s ...

Afghan goaltender Fatima Yousufi stepped on the field at Berrechid Municipal Stadium in Morocco on Oct. 26 for a historic comeback more than four years in the making. This wasn't just a game. Not ...

Taliban restrictions force women deeper into isolation Women aid workers face reduced or no pay without work With no aid, children sold and forced into work or marriage KABUL/NEW DELHI, Jan 26 ...

An Afghan who fought against Soviet forces still visits a museum celebrating the resistance, but, in keeping with rules by ...