Afghan women fight the Taliban with small rebellions in the form of clandestine beauty salons and other businesses that defy the Sharia (Islamic law) bans imposed by the terror organization, The ...

For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby shrine to sell to mourners ...

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has expressed concern about the Taliban's arrest of women and girls for alleged ...

Afghans who worked for the previous Nato-backed administration face beatings, torture and mock executions in prison, while ...

Get ready to cope” was the message from an aid worker to women returning to Taliban rule in Afghanistan after their expulsion ...

In a country scarred by four decades of war, women are the only or primary breadwinners for many families — and many are now ...

Since the return of the Taliban in 2021, Afghan women correspondents have chronicled the realities faced by women who, after some 20 years of increased freedom and opportunity, have been relegated ...

UNAMA raised concern over the arrest of many women and girls in Kabul from July 16-19 for allegedly violating the Taliban’s ...

Afghan woman's trek to escape Kabul with her daughter -- and her plea to help family stuck behind. She shared how she got out with ABC News in an emotional video call.

Nelufar Hedayat is a British-Afghan filmmaker and journalist in London, you can find her on TikTok, X and Instagram. To learn more about how you can support women in Afghanistan, visit the Malala Fund ...

The country's Taliban government banned girls from secondary school and university three years ago — the only country in the ...