KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby ...

Afghanistan's Taliban government banned girls from secondary school and university three years ago – the only country in the ...

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all ...

Since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have imposed harsh measures, banning women from public places and girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade.

A six-year-old girl was allegedly sold by her father in Afghanistan and then married to the 45-year-old man, who had paid money for her. The man already has two other wives. The incident took ...

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Taliban Leaders This week, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over the draconian treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan.

A non-governmental organisation, Bridge Connect Africa Initiative (BCAI), has commended the Kano State government for prioritising girls’ education in its developmental and intervention projects.