An Afghan women's rights activist reveals to Sky News the stark differences - and what is not so different - in how the Iranian and Afghan regimes treat women.
The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they have quelled protests in a northern province over security forces' attempts to eradicate opium poppy cultivation which generates income for many impoverished ...
Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid says leadership has established an inquiry committee tasked with reporting its findings to the ...
Afghanistan’s rulers are pariahs on the global stage, largely because of their restrictions on women and girls. The economy ...
KABUL, Afghanistan--A small group of Afghan women protested near the presidential palace in Kabul on Friday, demanding equal rights from the Taliban ... The protest in Kabul was the second ...
Indicating readiness for an increase in international visitors, Afghanistan’s sole five-star hotel, the Serena, has recently ...
“Do unto all men as you would wish to have done unto you; and reject for others what you would reject for yourself.” The incongruity of Taliban leaders exempting their own daughters from the ...
The Taliban authorities questioned the journalists regarding their broadcasting of music and talking to female callers during ...
Last year, the Taliban's ban on Afghan women working for aid agencies led several international NGOs to temporarily suspend operations in protest. Other restrictions have also been reported.
ISLAMABAD: The Afghan interim government announced the formation of a committee on Sunday to probe violent clashes that left two people dead in the northeastern Badakhshan province following protests ...