As the world’s focus has shifted to other regions and conflicts — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war — the ...

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity ...

Since the Taliban took power in 2021 and imposed their strict version of Islamic law ... a palatial white-and-gold hall that ...

Boycott would kill off ‘one of the few things that brings happiness’; Plus, ICC told to ‘wake up’ to Afghan women’s plight ...

“The Taliban don’t seem to understand what music truly represents or its role in society,” he said. “They claim that music is haram (“forbidden”) in Islam, without considering its broader meaning and ...

He went on to outline the typical problems, “we don’t have electricity, the internet is down, and if the Taliban find out that she is studying online, her life might be in danger ... Mainstream media ...

Taliban officials have said previously that women’s lives have improved under their rule. Akhundzada said in a 2023 audio message that he wants women to live “comfortable” lives. Behind ...

Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan again in August 2021, women and girls have been essentially erased from public life. The Taliban government initially presented itself as more ...

Under the pretext of Islamic ... ICC warrants against the senior Taliban figures would put the group's "systematic exclusion of women and girls from public life and targeting of LGBT people ...