In Afghanistan, women are being erased by design. They have been cast out of schools, out of universities, medical colleges, ...

Decision follows ICC chief prosecutor’s announcement last month, seeking arrest warrants for the reclusive Taliban supreme ...

With rising incidents of violence and key ministers leaving the country, there are signs that all is not well in the ...

The fast-paced equestrian game of buzkashi is a welcome distraction in rural Afghanistan, blighted by drought and poverty, ...

The US has donated nearly US$4 billion to Afghanistan since the Taliban came into power. Gutting USAID will have enormous ...

Under the Taliban regime, Afghan women lost their fundamental rights and were forced to live under severe repression. “Afghan ...

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons ...

As the world’s focus has shifted to other regions and conflicts — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war — the ...

In 2023, Afghanistan was ranked 162nd with 20 points. Transparency International’s global rankings assess governments based ...

This report comes amid concerns about Afghanistan’s economic survival. The United Nations reports that 22 million Afghans rely on humanitarian aid, showing the country’s deep economic struggles.

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada visited Kandahar University, urging a harmony between religious and modern education.

Munisa Mubariz, 33, a former senior official in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance, lived under Taliban rule for a year and a half. Despite recuperating from surgery and unable to walk properly ...