Friba Rezayee, the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Olympics, has been appalled by the treatment of women since ...
The Taliban have suspended the activities of two TV stations in Afghanistan, alleging they failed to “consider national and ...
The past 2½ years have been “very tough” for 28-year-old Maryam Maroof Arvin, as she has been “deprived of all her rights” under the Taliban in Afghanistan. Arvin was a master’s degree ...
Afghanistan has dropped off the news agenda, but the violence and oppression continue — and for too many of us Afghan women, ...
The Taliban’s third justification stems from fear. The ultraconservative Taliban leaders who control the policy on education believe that educated girls won’t abide by their ideology. They consider ...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed tensions between hardliners and more moderate elements who want to scrap harsher policies and ...
The Afghan government has lashed out over a new U.S. proposal for the Afghan peace process. Independent experts are also skeptical about the plan, which envisions a power-sharing government with the ...
Islamabad, Pakistan - The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada urged his officials to set aside their ...
A Taliban spokesman says heavy flooding from seasonal rains in Afghanistan has killed at least 33 people and injured 27 others since Friday ...
Despite trying to comprehend the reasoning behind Australia's stance, Rashid Khan believes that this refusal only serves to ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Enayat Nasir, University at Albany, State University of New York (THE CONVERSATION ...
Many journalists lost their jobs after the Taliban takeover in 2021, with media outlets closing over a lack of funds or because their staff left the country.