Maiwand Banayee, one of the few Afghans to escape the Taliban’s ideological grip, offers a rare account of life forged in war and a long journey out of extremism in an interview with Shweta Sharma Monday 08 December 2025 On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents […]
Analysis The Taliban, which returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021, has outlawed secondary and higher education for women and girls based on its skewed interpretation of Islam. (AFP/File) Updated 26 sec ago ANAN TELLO April 08, 2025 LONDON: With the Taliban’s ban on secondary education for teenage girls […]
A poster of Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is seen along a road in Kabul on August 14, 2023. (AFP/File) Updated 3 min 36 sec ago AP January 24, 2025 […]
Story by Reuters Published 12:31 AM EST, Mon January 13, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai speaks during an international summit on girls’ education in Muslim communities. Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty […]
From Bangladesh to Switzerland, grassroots efforts are multiplying to help women and girls in Afghanistan study online in defiance of a ban on education. Rights advocates say it’s time for […]
Rights and freedomGlobal development What women face in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity, say activists pushing for recognition by UN Explainer: What is gender apartheid – and can anything be […]
From Bangladesh to Switzerland, grassroots efforts are multiplying to help women and girls in Afghanistan study online in defiance of a ban on education. Rights advocates say it’s time for […]
Luke Coffey August 23, 2024 The Taliban displayed their newly found military strength in a dazzling parade last week at Bagram airfield, where hundreds of Taliban soldiers operated US-built armored […]
The ObserverPolitics books Review An ex-UK envoy’s compelling account of the chaotic military withdrawal from the country is full of telling details, while Seierstad’s latest work drives home the cruel […]
LUKE COFFEY June 01, 2024 Last month, Afghanistan was hit by yet another major natural disaster. There was significant flooding in the northern provinces of Badakhshan, Baghlan, and Takhar. Estimates vary but it is thought that hundreds of people died and thousands were displaced from their homes. This latest catastrophe […]
DR. AZEEM IBRAHIM April 27, 2024 For decades, the plight of women in Afghanistan has served as a poignant symbol of the country’s tumultuous political landscape. Despite efforts to encourage […]
OPINION Opinions|Education The ban stands against the core principles of Islam and hinders Taliban’s efforts to gain international recognition. Published On 1 Apr 2024 Spring has arrived in Afghanistan, and […]
Interview Catherine Shoard The Oscar-winner and the Nobel laureate have teamed up to make Bread & Roses, a new film about the abuse of women in Afghanistan. In an emotional […]
DR. AJMAL SHAMS April 05, 2024 The UN’s Doha Conference on Afghanistan, which took place in February, was somewhat of a setback for both the international community and the de […]
Officials involved in the discussion say release of the funds is important to stabilise Afghanistan’s banking system. It has been more almost two years since a special fund was created […]
LUKE COFFEY February 23, 2024 If the debacle of last week’s conference in Doha to discuss the future of Afghanistan is any guide, 2024 will probably be another bleak year […]
Photo @private for ADN By Ilhamuddin Afghan A wave of controversy and fear has swept through Afghanistan as the Taliban regime ordered private universities to purge their libraries of Islamic […]
read aloudX The Federal Administrative Court has upheld an appeal by two Afghan women against their deportation from Switzerland. Consequently, they must be granted asylum in the Alpine country. This […]
Dec 17,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Gordon Brown and Yasmine Sherif EDINBURGH/NEW YORK — It has now been over two years since the United States military ended its decades-long war […]
Dr. Fayeza F.Dr. Fayeza F. • #813 days passed since the hashtag#school banned for Afghan girls beyond sixth grade in hashtag#Afghanistan. Afghanistan is the only country in the world with restrictions on female hashtag#education. Its a gender inequality, male and female has the right of education equally. #letafghangirlslearn source linkedin… […]