Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their faces when on air, an official said on Thursday.  The move co...

In chains Sir — The script is unfolding in familiar ways in Afghanistan. Recently, the Taliban government issued a decree ordering Afghan women to wear the all-enveloping burqa in public. The ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Saturday ordered all Afghan women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public, a sharp hard-line pivot that confirmed the worst fears of rights activists and was bound...

Afghanistan's acting defence minister said on Sunday that the Taliban administration would not tolerate "invasions" from its neighours after protesting against airstrikes it says were co...

A blast tore through a Sunni mosque during Friday prayers in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, killing 33 people and wounding dozens more, officials said. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Talib...

Observers say the governments will need to negotiate a peace agreement, despite a slew of failed talks. Tension is high between Pakistan and Afghanistan after Pakistan's military air raids into A...

The role of women during war in terms of their labour and bodies is receiving renewed attention in light of the Ukraine conflict. The narratives and negotiations seem to be changing, setting up a new ...

The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world’s biggest opium producer. “As per the decree of the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate o...

The US has canceled Doha talks with the Taliban, after the the rulers of Afghanistan backtracked on allowing girls to attend secondary school. Female foreign ministers of 16 countries have also condem...

Foreign ministers from 16 countries around the world ask Afghanistan’s hardliner regime to reverse decision to stop girls from going to school after sixth grade...