Masouma, 45, had a different life before the Taliban came to power ... On the other hand, poverty and unemployment in ...

Even before the Taliban, women’s sports were opposed by many in Afghanistan’s deeply conservative society, seen as a violation of women’s modesty and of their role in society. Still ...

A USAID grant enabled them to either study online or enroll in college in another country. Now the grant has been terminated.

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a retired professor of international relations, most recently at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University (NYU). He taught courses on international negotiation and ...

Before the Taliban returned to power in 2021 ... “We are left in a deep despair,” said Hina, a 25-year-old Afghan woman who lives with her family in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.

The Taliban’s interpretation of sharia has resulted in restrictions for Afghan women and girls, who have been denied an education, working roles in many job fields and from appearing in most ...

An American woman was freed by the Taliban after she, two British nationals and their Afghan translator were detained in Afghanistan earlier this year, according to a source with knowledge of the ...

American Woman Held in Afghanistan by the Taliban Has Been Released, AP Source Says WASHINGTON (AP) — An American woman detained for weeks in Afghanistan by the Taliban has been released from ...

Masouma, 45, had a different life before the Taliban came to power ... poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan have reached their highest levels, forcing many women and men to take on hard ...

High schools for girls were banned the year before ... Afghans after the Taliban takeover. It also runs online classes for students unable to leave Afghanistan. For 120 women, the funds allowed ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American woman detained for weeks in Afghanistan by the Taliban has been released from custody, according to a person familiar with the matter and a social media post ...