News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
Olympics
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing
Arab Showcase
Weekend
Podcasts Newsletters Follow us Alerts App Video
Arab ShowcaseWeekend
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
Olympics
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing
News
UAE
Gulf
MENA
US
UK
Europe
Asia
Business
Aviation
Economy
Energy
Money
Property
Banking
Markets
Opinion
Comment
Editorial
Obituaries
Cartoon
Feedback
Future
Science
Space
Technology
Climate
Environment
Road to Net Zero
Health
Culture
Art & Design
Books
Film & TV
Music & On-stage
Pop Culture
Lifestyle
Travel
Fashion & Beauty
Food
Motoring
Luxury
Home & Garden
Wellbeing
Things to do
Sport
Football
Cricket
Olympics
F1
Tennis
Combat Sports
Horse Racing

          Taliban

          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
          Afghan refugee Maryam, 27, says she dreams of returning to a country where there is equality across gender, race and religion. Photo: International Rescue Committee

          UK's Afghan refugees dream of returning to a better homeland

          UKAugust 15, 2024