The United Nations has criticized a new Afghan law on separation in marriage, saying it entrenches discrimination against women and girls.

A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for ...

EU faces backlash over first invite to Taliban since 2021 takeover - Angered EU lawmakers say those who ‘carry out crimes ...

The UN said it “reinforces systemic discrimination” and erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages ...

Afghanistan’s regime has formalised what the UN calls “gender apartheid” by legalising child marriage and the sale of infant ...

The collapse of the economy almost entirely dependent on foreign aid pushed over 90% of the population into poverty.

Millions of people across Afghanistan are now struggling to survive as unemployment remains high and international aid ...

Afghanistan’s displaced women cricketers will tour England next month in a major step in their effort to rebuild their ...

By Amina Ismail BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission is planning a first meeting with Taliban officials in ...

The latest High Line Plinth commission reimagines Afghanistan’s 6th-century Buddhas of Bamiyan, destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 ...