A spokesman for the Taliban in Afghanistan has refused to answer a BBC question on when or whether girls and women will be ...

Edited by: Keith Walker The severe humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, where nearly half of the population requires ...

The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on display at the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York.

The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on ...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — For former player and activist Khalida Popal, the formal recognition of an Afghanistan women's refugee team on the international stage isn't just about soccer. The ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — One after the other, the opportunities vanished. Like so many other Afghan women, Sodaba could do little but watch as her country’s new Taliban government imposed a ...

Zakia Ahmad, also known as 'River', has reached the 8,848-metre peak alongside two Nepali guides. Zakia Ahmad, also known as ...

As poverty deepens and the Taliban curtails women's rights, domestic violence in Afghanistan is becoming more dangerous, less visible and harder to escape. The severe humanitarian crisis in ...

FIFA is facing fresh calls to officially recognise the Afghanistan women’s football team. Members of the national side, as quoted in a report published by the Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) on Tuesday, ...

Afghanistan’s refugee women’s cricket team is set to tour England this summer, marking a significant moment for players ...