INSIDE STORY: A giant carpet being made for the Throne Room at Hillsborough Castle will take 100 artists and craftspeople, ...

Recommended ‘I didn’t want to surrender to the extremists’: The female tour guide showcasing Afghanistan’s beautiful side How Afghan women are fighting a brutal Taliban regime where even ...

They fled Afghanistan fearing for their lives. Young female cricketers, forced to leave with their families and establish new ...

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban's oppression of women. Since their return to ...

Despite a decreasing military footprint in Afghanistan, the United States has a unique ability and obligation to continue supporting Afghan efforts to improve women's security and leadership ...

Afghanistan remains the only country where women and girls are banned from secondary and higher education. The Taliban government originally suggested the prohibition would be temporary ...

Women in Afghanistan sell their hair to make money. The Taliban banned the sale of body parts, including hair. Taliban authorities have cracked down on the rights of women. Until Taliban authorities ...

The Taliban's supreme leader said Sunday there is "no need" for Western laws in Afghanistan ... sharia has resulted in restrictions for Afghan women and girls, who have been denied an education ...

In that context, Fatima and other midwives say, the USAID cuts were a blow to women who already face so much hardship. Even before these 2025 cuts, health care in Afghanistan has always been ...