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 ...

As the American war in Afghanistan ended four years ago, thousands of Afghans who had worked with the United States, and believed in the American-led war against the Taliban, were left behind. Many of ...

"Our mission has utterly changed since I last talked to you," Marina LeGree, founder of Ascend, said. In early August, we shared with you the concerns of female athletes in Afghanistan as the Taliban ...

Afghanistan under Taliban rule is a world few outsiders truly understand. Travel guides rarely reveal the risks, restrictions, and realities that visitors face. From checkpoints to cultural rules, ...

Chela Noori, the founder and president of the Afghan Women of France organisation, was recently able to travel across Afghanistan for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. She ...

The Trump administration says Afghanistan's conditions have improved in recent years to the point where sending Afghan nationals back does not pose a threat to their safety. That's how members of the ...

At first glance, the criminal code appears to be a typical legal framework. But the state’s goal is not to protect citizens, ...

Human rights violations are a global scourge that have engulfed scores of countries on every continent. It appears as though violating human rights is a game in which governments of all national ...

New photos from Afghanistan show a Taliban law banning images of people and animals is now being enforced across most of the country, resulting in seafood censored from menus, blacked-out museum ...

KABUL, Afghanistan — The odd device draws curious onlookers everywhere. From the outside, it resembles little more than a large black box on a tripod. Inside lies its magic: a hand-made wooden camera ...