On International Women’s Day, the Taliban defended its stance on women's rights under Islamic law, despite global criticism.

As a Greek woman in Afghanistan, I decided to live among ordinary Afghans to get a feel about their lives, worries and dreams ...

HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A three-day street book exhibition dedicated to the Ramadan month has been launched in western Herat province to promote book reading culture in society.

The United Nations condemned bans for women in employment and education on International Women’s Day. The Taliban have issued ...

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they have barred education for women and girls beyond sixth grade, ...

The Taliban issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, even as the U.N. condemned ongoing employment and education bans.

The Farhang Foundation brings Mahdieh Mohammadkhani back to the United States for the first time in over a decade for their ...

The Taliban issued a message on International Women’s Day, saying Afghan women live in security with their rights protected, ...

Kazakhstan, as Central Asia’s largest economy, has a vested interest in ensuring that Afghanistan is integrated into regional ...

The 2022 protests hark to March 8, 1979, when Iranian women cowed clerics, writes Nobel winner Narges Mohammadi.

This International Women’s Day we celebrate Afghan women’s bold resistance. Since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in ...

The BBC spends the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what their lives look like under the Taliban government.