Taliban ideology
Afghan women battle the Taliban's Sharia laws with hair salons, underground businesses - report
From underground hair salons to selling makeup and jewelry online, a report by The Washington Post details the daily struggles that women in Afghanistan face.
Afghan women’s org. push back after US scholar says Afghan refugees ‘should not fear repatriation’
Taliban bans chess over fear of gambling, whether it is permitted in Islamic law
Taliban administration officials to attend UN climate conference in Azerbaijan
Divorced Afghan child brides forced to return to former husbands under Taliban rule
The BBC, following the case of Bibi Nazdana, reported that the Taliban is invalidating divorces granted by the Afghan court - forcing divorced child brides to return to their previous marital status.
Taliban official brags of growing international acceptance, defends gender apartheid laws
Taliban government deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat claimed some international bodies were using women’s rights issues as a cover and pressure tool to reach its goals.
Taliban morality police dismiss over 280 men without beards from security forces
In the past year, over 280 men have been removed from security forces for not having a beard, as well as more than 13,000 Afghans detained for other various 'immoral acts'
Afghan women suffer under chaffing restrictions on employment and education - report
Most of the women were forced to rely on male relatives' incomes to support their families, when before, they were able to support their families independently.
UN envoy urges world court to prosecute Afghan gender discrimination
The Taliban have stopped most Afghan female staff from working, closed beauty salons, barred women from parks, and curtailed travel for women in the absence of a male guardian.
Islamist militants kill Pakistan army officer
The TTP aims to overthrow the government and install its own brand of strict Islamic law in the predominantly Muslim nation of 220 million.
Taliban attempts to impose strict ban on music in Kabul weddings
The Taliban instructed wedding halls in Kabul to stop playing music in a statement released on Sunday.
Qatar prime minister, Taliban chief hold secret Afghan talks - source
A meeting in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar between the Qatari Prime Minister and Haibatullah Akhunzada is the first the Taliban chief is known to have held with a foreign leader.
Taliban ban on Afghan women working for UN an 'internal' issue
The Taliban administration released a statement stating that the ruling "should be respected by all sides".
World Hijab Day Observed in the Post-Mahsa Amini Era
Women are divided on whether to modernize and normalize the hijab or oppose its use
American University of Afghanistan is a university in exile
It was originally the first nonprofit private university established in Afghanistan, today, it is the only Afghan institution of higher education.
