Human rights advocates term expansion of corporal punishment as reflective of wider restrictions under Taliban rule ...

In the past year, the Afghan Taliban have flogged nearly 1,200 people and executed six individuals publicly, raising serious ...

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have issued a draconian decree that makes sodomy punishable by death and allows men to beat their wives so long as they don’t break bones or leave visible, lasting ...

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ISLAMABAD — Afghans who fled after the Taliban seized power appealed Wednesday to President Trump to exempt them from an order suspending the relocation of refugees to the United States, some saying ...

To mark International Women's Day, a human rights defender has anonymously shared her story.

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The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 for the second time. Since then, the former insurgents have consolidated their grip on power, excluded women and girls from public life, stamped out ...

An interview with Sana Atef, a reporter with the Zan Times who covers the lives and work of women in Afghanistan.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban leader warned God would severely punish Afghans who are ungrateful for Islamic rule in the country, according to a statement released Friday marking the fourth anniversary ...

In 2016, moments after speaking on a TV interview about the dangers of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Zia Danesh’s car was bombed on his way home. The explosion, a targeted suicide attack, killed his ...

Cross-border strikes and rising militant attacks in 2026 have turned long-standing tensions between Pakistan and ...