Afghan former lawmaker Fawzia Koofi speaks with Bianna Golodryga about the Taliban’s continued repression of women.

The documentary from Shakiba Adil and Elina Hirvonen, premiering at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, features clandestinely shot mobile phone footage and shows "the power of art to keep hope and humanism ...

UN Women will continue delivering for Afghan women and girls despite sweeping restrictions and ongoing instability, a senior ...

The agency UN Women vowed on Tuesday to continue its provision of aid for women and girls in Afghanistan despite stringent restrictions and the ongoing conflict in the region. UN Women Afghanistan ...

Every story that was shared at a recent online gathering offered a window into the reality of life for women in Afghanistan today.

More than 1,100 Afghans evacuated by the US fear their route to promised resettlement is closed for good.

A woman in Afghanistan seeking a divorce over domestic abuse was allegedly told by a Taliban judge that ‘a few beatings won’t kill you’. The case highlights growing concerns over women’s rights under ...

A MAN has admitted to kidnapping a teenager off the street and raping her, just days after sexually assaulting a woman in her ...

The vile attacks happened in separate incidents in the Oxfordshire towns of Wantage and Grove in January.

Wahida Karimi, a woman entrepreneur in northern Jawzjan province, launched a small tailoring workshop with an investment of $2,000 to help ease some of her family’s financial problems. Today, her ...

Afghanistan and Pakistan have faced calls for an immediate end to the conflict, with the overall civilian death toll mounting and concern about those displaced.