Afghanistan’s rulers are pariahs on the global stage, largely because of their restrictions on women and girls. The economy ...

Zerka Malyar and her team sought to confront the Taliban on the critical issue of women’s rights.

The United Nations Human Rights Council questioned an Afghanistan ambassador about human rights violations, particularly against women. The Taliban now control Afghanistan, but they are not ...

“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 ...

Zuhal Akbari has opened a new pastry factory in the western Afghan city of Herat, recruiting women “so that they ... a resident of Herat City, had to stay home for more than a year until she ...

GENEVA, April 29 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing them of systematically depriving women and ...

W HEN KAVIPRIYA, a 22-year-old from a village in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, decided to take a factory job, her ...

Around 30 men are crammed into a Kabul classroom, part of the debut student cohort at a Taliban ... women and beauty salons banned, there are fewer places where they can meet outside the home.

The Resilient Futures program by Montreal non-profit For the Refugees aims to provide Afghan women post-secondary education ...

Taliban's Treatment of Women Under Scrutiny at UN Rights Meeting By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a U.N. meeting on Monday ...

Afghanistan's Taliban face criticism over their human rights record at a UN meeting on Monday, with Washington accusing them ...