Accounts from victims begging on the streets for money and food for their children have surfaced, detailing the abuse. Women ...

An Afghan woman begs for money from passing cars in ... She claims that she spent three days and nights in a Taliban jail. Initially, she was made to cook, clean and do laundry for the men working ...

Women arrested by the Taliban have said that they are being subjected to 'brutal' rapes and beatings in Afghan prisoners. They said they were arrested for begging by Taliban officials enforcing ...

Two-and-a-half years after putting 20,000 Afghanis ($300) earned from teaching sewing classes into a carpet weaving enterprise, she now employs around a dozen women who lost their jobs or who had ...

When Zainab Ferozi saw Afghan women struggling to feed their families after Taliban authorities took power, she took matters into her own hands and poured her savings into starting a business.

Her identity is withheld for security reasons Dec 13 2024 (IPS) - Three years after the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, women continue to face oppressive laws and systemic marginalization.

She ended up in jail. Since returning to power in August 2021, the Taliban has systematically curbed women’s rights in Afghanistan. The restrictions affect their daily lives, ranging from ...

ISLAMABAD – A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital on Wednesday killed the Taliban refugee minister, Interior Ministry ...

Since taking over Afghanistan on August 15, 2021, the Taliban have systematically violated the rights of women and girls and imposed rules that not only violate their right to education, but also ...

But the 20-year-old Afghan woman could not defy her country’s Taliban rulers. They have not just banned all sports for women and girls, they have actively intimidated and harassed those who once ...

For Afghan women who have had to live under Taliban rule, the enthusiasm of visiting relatives can be puzzling and, increasingly, frustrating. The Taliban further tightened its restrictions three ...