UN human rights rapporteur Richard Bennett said violence against women in Afghanistan is “unacceptable,” urging greater ...

When we talk about global education rights in 2025, one stark reality remains unthinkable. Afghanistan stands out tragically ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban decreed on Friday they were banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan, a move apparently meant to address criteria the international community consider a ...

An Afghan woman deported from Tehran waits to be registered on arrival in her home country - Elise Blanchard/Getty A 17-year-old contemplates suicide. A 15-year-old is forced into child marriage. A ...

Taliban restrictions force women deeper into isolation Women aid workers face reduced or no pay without work With no aid, children sold and forced into work or marriage KABUL/NEW DELHI, Jan 26 ...

A six-year-old girl in Afghanistan was allegedly sold by her father to a 45-year-old man who she was forced to marry.

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body agreed Monday to set up an ongoing probe of human rights violations in Afghanistan under the Taliban, including against women and girls, in a measure ...

On Nov. 5, The Wellesley Centers for Women International Scholar in Residence, Pashtana Durrani, brought her world tour to ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have decreed they are banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan, a move likely meant to address criteria the international community considers a precondition to ...