How the Taliban's new 'vice and virtue' law erases women by justifying violence against them
Since returning to power three years ago, the Taliban have been enforcing oppressive laws that violate people's freedoms and ...
A child bride won the right to divorce - now the Taliban say it doesn't count
It took just 10 days from them sweeping into the capital, Kabul, for the man she was promised to at seven to ask the courts ...
Taliban court whips woman for illicit relationship, fleeing her home
A court in Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab publicly administered lashes to a woman for having an illegitimate ...
Fears for US citizen held by Taliban amid reports he has been handed over to al-Qaeda
Mahmood Shah Habibi’s brother maintains he is with the Taliban and is urging the Biden administration to confirm his ...
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From banned to beloved, the Taliban’s unexpected embrace of the internet
Afghanistan’s Taliban leadership may have smashed TVs in the 1990s, but these days, they’re embracing slickly-produced videos and social media influencers to try to rehab their image abroad. From the ...
Taliban say it’s absurd to accuse them of gender discrimination
The Taliban say it's absurd to accuse them of gender discrimination and other human rights violations, as four countries vow ...
New GOP-backed bill would ban aid to Afghanistan to avoid giving US dollars to the Taliban
A group of Republicans are introducing a new bill that would cease all aid dollars to Afghanistan over concerns of ...
The Taliban To Be Taken Before The International Court Of Justice
On September Australia, Canada, Germany, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands announced that they had formally taken steps to ...
Allied Countries Accuse Taliban of ‘Gross’ Violations of Women’s Rights
Germany, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands said they will take the Taliban to the U.N.’s highest court because of its ...
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Three years after the U.S. withdrawal, former Afghan forces are hunted by the Taliban
The Taliban have been targeting thousands of Afghan National Army soldiers and police officers, accusing them of being ...
Meryl Streep takes on the Taliban with a story about cats, squirrels and birds
When award-winning actress Meryl Streep spoke on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly about cats, squirrels ...
Pakistani Taliban deny attacking convoy of foreign ambassadors in restive northwest
The Pakistani Taliban have denied involvement in a bombing attack on a police convoy that was escorting foreign ambassadors ...