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An Afghan woman gestures as she weaves a carpet at a factory on the outskirts of Kabul on November 11. Women are the foundation of families, communities and economies. Suppressing them is suppressing a nation’s future. AFP

The Taliban's treatment of Afghan women is unjust and un-Islamic

CommentNovember 29, 2024

Malala Yousafzai says global leaders must prioritise women's rights, particularly in Afghanistan. Getty Images

Malala Yousafzai calls on global leaders to ban gender discrimination

UKOctober 29, 2024

Burqa-clad Afghan women travel in the back of a local taxi in Kandahar. AFP

Taliban morality law 'jeopardises re-engagement with world'

NewsSeptember 18, 2024

Taliban security officials at a checkpoint, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The regime has used jamming technology possibly from Iran to stop an independent Afghan channel broadcasting into the country. EPA

Taliban jams Afghan TV station 'with Iran's help'

AsiaSeptember 16, 2024

Afghans prepare to board a US military plane at Kabul airport on August 21, 2021, amid the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Getty Images

US Republicans blame Biden administration for Afghanistan withdrawal chaos

USSeptember 09, 2024

Women walk along a street in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. AFP

UN Security Council condemns Taliban's morality law targeting Afghan women

NewsSeptember 06, 2024

The National

Shadi's take on Afghan women using music and poetry to protest the Taliban's silence law

CartoonSeptember 03, 2024

Afghan activist Taiba Sulaimani sings while putting on her headscarf, in a video she posted on Twitter to protest against the Taliban's new law requiring women to be silent in public.

Afghan women turn to music and poetry to raise voices against Taliban's silence law

AsiaSeptember 03, 2024

AP/ EPA/ Gerald Du

Would Afghanistan be better off had the US not invaded?

CommentAugust 30, 2024

Afghan women shop for clothes at a roadside stall in Kabul. The Taliban has enforced stricter dress codes and other restrictions on women. EPA

Afghan women despair at new Taliban law tightening curbs on them

AsiaAugust 24, 2024

Afghan medical student Zahra Hussaini has come to UK to continue studying. The National

Afghan woman restarts medical studies in UK after Taliban ban

UKAugust 24, 2024

The National

Shadi's take on the latest legal assault on Afghan women

WeekendAugust 23, 2024

Taliban security forces celebrate the third anniversary of the group's takeover of Afghanistan, in Kabul. AFP

Five repressive measures imposed on Afghanistan since Taliban takeover

MENAAugust 23, 2024

According to the Taliban, the newly enforced measures are necessary to promote virtue and prevent vice. EPA

Taliban's new laws restrict women's clothing, men's appearance and media

NewsAugust 23, 2024

Afghanistan's Taliban administration marked the third anniversary of the end of US occupation of the country on August 15. EPA

Afghanistan may never get a solid narrative for its 20-year war

CommentAugust 23, 2024

Medical students from Afghanistan attend a reception at Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh. They are banned from education under the Taliban and will complete their degrees in Scotland. PA

Nineteen Afghan women to study in Scotland to defy Taliban education ban

UKAugust 20, 2024