Women are treated in the new penal code as being on the same level as "slaves", with provisions allowing either "slave ...

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”.

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

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

Al Qaeda remains resilient - and is still under the decades-long protection of the Taliban - as the United Nations warns ...

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released three ...

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has strongly criticized the Taliban regime for systematic suppression of women and curtailment of civil liberties in Afghanistan.

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

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

Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry summoned a senior Afghan diplomat and lodged a strong protest over a deadly suicide attack ...

The criminal code is reportedly called De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama and was distributed across courts in Afghanistan.

Academy acceptance brings rare global recognition amid Taliban bans on cinema, music, and education NEW YORK, NY, ...