Beside imposing severe rules on women, new laws require men to grow fist-length beards and bar them from imitating ...

As the power of the "morality police" in Afghanistan grows, so do the restrictions on individual freedoms - "Should we have ...

L ast month the Taliban published a new consolidated code of religious laws. It has left Afghan women reeling, with many now ...

Popular channel’s boss Harun Najafizada tells The Independent Taliban purchased an extremely expensive jammer with the ...

The situation of women and girls under the Taliban controlled Afghanistan is unparalleled in the world in terms of its ...

The Taliban represent the worst of religious fascism that is drenched in extreme misogyny for the purpose of allaying their ...

Iran has expressed its deep displeasure over a Taliban delegate’s failure to stand during the Iranian national anthem at an ...

The Taliban administration is in control of 39 Afghan embassies and consulates globally three years after it took over ...

In its latest assault on basic freedoms, Afghanistan has banned women and girls from speaking in public. It marks a new low ...

World leaders are restarting their engagement with the Taliban — yet the rights of half of the population is not on their ...

The new religious code issued late last month bans women from raising their voices, reciting the Quran in public, and looking ...

The U.N. says the Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan. It's a devastating setback for polio ...