One woman's struggle to survive, 5 years after the Taliban took Kabul, in photos -

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents say they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but stress the leaders should now focus on creating jobs and expanding access to schools in the country where girls above the age of 12 are banned from education.

Decrees restricting the rights of women and girls to study, work, travel and act independently now threaten to damage Afghanistan permanently, experts say. By Ephrat Livni The Taliban regained control of Afghanistan five years ago this week, returning to ...

This week marks five years since the Taliban marched back into Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. It is nearly four years since girls and women were banned from secondary and higher education and from undertaking most forms of employment.

As Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers mark five years since sweeping back to power, some Kabul residents said they feel safer after decades of conflict and upheaval but

Wearing a graduation stole on which I had sewn an Afghan flag, I was filled with a jumble of pride and disbelief at how far I had come. Four years before, I was among thousands of people evacuated from Afghanistan as its government collapsed and the Taliban seized Kabul,

Ruqia Rezai slowly peels reddish bars of soap from a silicone mould and stacks them on top of one another. Her little workshop in western Afghanistan is in full swing, filling the air with the scent

PARIS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Restrictions on women pursuing higher education in Afghanistan are expected to exacerbate a shortage of female teachers, further diluting education quality in a country where millions of children are already unable to attend school,