When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, Aman and Zaynab encouraged their children to keep going to school. (For their safety, the couple asked that pseudonyms be used for this ...

"These women are a direct threat to the regime’s extremist ambitions and widespread use of corruption and control." ...

In Afghanistan, the Taliban regime has deprived women of the opportunity to live a dignified life and stripped them of their basic rights under the oppressive policies.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — On March 23, the Taliban turned away teenage girls, who had arrived excited and carrying new textbooks, from school gates across Afghanistan. Classrooms would be closed to girls ...

Since 2021, the Taliban has encouraged madrasa schools, raising concerns about religious indoctrination and the spread of extremism in Afghanistan. The madrasa-based education system has a long and ...

Malaysia said on Thursday recognition of the Taliban government would depend on justice, women’s rights, inclusivity and guaranteed access to education.

ISLAMABAD — The Taliban's "abusive" educational policies harm boys as well as girls in Afghanistan, according to a new Human Rights Watch report. The Taliban were globally condemned for banning girls ...

Students at an Afghan refugee camp near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan are worried about what comes next for them if they are forcibly repatriated to Afghanistan. RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal met students ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have decided against reopening schools to girls above the sixth grade, reneging on a promise and opting to appease their hard-line base, at the ...