The Taliban will not be recognised as the legitimate government of Afghanistan until it allows the full participation of girls and women in the wartorn country’s society, the US State Department has ...
Afghanistan has dropped off the news agenda, but the violence and oppression continue — and for too many of us Afghan women, ...
Friba Rezayee, the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Olympics, has been appalled by the treatment of women since ...
Taliban officials issued the order in protest of an Iraqi Christian refugee who burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden. That ...
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 ...
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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 Taliban have suspended the activities of two TV stations in Afghanistan, alleging they failed to “consider national and Islamic values.” ISLAMABAD -- The Taliban have suspended the ...
For over 6 months, peaceful protests have been underway at crossing near Af-Pak border. The situation shows secular ...
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 ...
The Taliban have suspended the activities of two TV stations in Afghanistan, alleging they failed to “consider national and Islamic values.” ...