The Taliban has passed a law that allows men to beat their wives as long as it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds”.

The Taliban’s governance remains deeply controversial. Since returning to power in 2021, the group has imposed sweeping ...

Banned from education, a clandestine reading circle meets every week to pour over novels by Abbas Maroufi, Zoya Pirzad and Ernest Hemingway ...

THE Taliban has legalised domestic violence in Afghanistan in a terrifying new assault on women’s rights. Signed off by ...

Afghanistan's new penal code, signed by the Taliban's supreme leader, permits husbands to physically abuse wives and children ...

Taliban government: The new penal code legalises domestic violence against women by husbands until their bones are not broken and wounds are not open.

A new penal code has been published by Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, which will legalise acts of physical punishment against women.

A country has now legally allowed men to beat their wives, seemingly being considered at par with being “slaves”. No, this is not a script of a dystopian television show showing the plight of women in ...

Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced $50 million in humanitarian support for Afghans on January 29, 2026. An Instagram video claims this funding is being provided directly to the Taliban, which ...

Afghanistan’s new laws, signed by the Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, give animals ‘more rights’ than women as they legalise domestic violence.

Pakistan issues demarche to Taliban over Afghan soil used for deadly terror attack, demanding action against terrorist groups ...