World & Nation
Afghanistan is one of two countries in which the spread of the potentially fatal, paralyzing disease has never been stopped. No reason was given for the suspension.
Sept. 16, 2024
The Taliban says it’s mandatory for Afghan women to conceal their voices and bare faces in public.
Aug. 22, 2024
The Taliban have deliberately deprived at least 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, UNESCO says.
Aug. 17, 2024
Many Taliban leaders are under sanctions, and no country recognizes them as Afghanistan’s legitimate rulers.
July 30, 2024
A Taliban delegation is attending a United Nations-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan after organizers said women would be excluded from the talks.
June 30, 2024
After the Taliban barred women from most education and jobs. half of Afghanistan’s population is locked out of work when the country’s economy is worse than ever.
July 7, 2024
The Taliban leader issued the warning at a time when the country is in the grip of humanitarian crises and is isolated on the global stage.
June 17, 2024
The school year in Afghanistan has started but without girls whom the Taliban barred from attending classes beyond the sixth grade.
March 20, 2024
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says women are scared to leave their homes alone because of Taliban rules.
Feb. 17, 2024
A Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public, and that the only way to wear the hijab, or the Islamic headscarf, is if the face is hidden.
Aug. 17, 2023