Through war and peace, the Taliban’s Rahbari Shura has been at the heart of its decision-making process since the movement’s inception, and is now tasked with finding a new leader to succeed Mullah ...

Afghan women have resorted to online protests as their only available recourse, even though the risks of being caught are ...

Since the Taliban's resurgence in Afghanistan, women's rights and access to education have suffered dramatically. Millions of ...

France has confirmed that it has opened a “technical dialogue” with the Taliban authorities regarding forced returns to ...

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons KABUL, Apr 25 2025 (IPS) - “Even if our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Afghan Taliban fighter sits on a tank near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar Province, following ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities detained 52 women and one girl between July and September for alleged dress code violations ...

Afghanistan’s security landscape continues to defy the image of complete stability projected by the Taliban regime. Recent attacks claimed by the Afghanistan United Front (AUF), Afghanistan Freedom ...

NEW YORK, Apr 07 (IPS) - The Taliban’s egregious violations of women's rights in Afghanistan, especially banning women from education and even from speaking in public, are beyond the pale. Imposing ...

Pakistani forces and the Taliban exchanged heavy fire along the border as Russia, the European, and China pressed for ...

The Taliban has for years presented a united front to the outside world and kept a tight lid on dissent within its ranks. But unprecedented displays of discord have laid bare the rifts in the ...

Afghanistan's schools are now in recess for winter. But when they reopen in spring, girls and women will have the chance to return to classes for the first time in five years. As RFE/RL correspondent ...