Zarghuna Safai*, a 20-year-old resident of Kabul, was a second-semester student at a local medical institute when the Taliban barred women and girls from studying in medical training centres across ...

The repressive nature of the Taliban government along with the absence of a credible international enforcement mechanism for ...

We still have a ways to go when it comes to protecting universal human rights around the globe The importance of human rights ...

Nearly four years after the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, numerous countries have diplomatically engaged with the Islamic Emirate, accepting its rule as a political reality. Yet, no government had ...

Nearly four years after the Taliban’s reconquest of Afghanistan, Moscow has formally recognized the Taliban regime as the ...

The world’s population is expected to start shrinking this century. Political demographer Jennifer Sciubba says that’s no ...

Afghan women globally, as supported by Iranian women and international experts, have been calling to recognize the treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan as gender apartheid - a system of ...

Conclusion The events of 2021 have brought unprecedented restrictions on women’s education in Afghanistan, reversing decades of progress and exacerbating societal inequalities. These restrictions have ...

A UNICEF-supported vocational training course equips girls and young women in Afghanistan with practical skills they can use to support themselves and their families.

New research shows that Afghan women earned 13% more for every additional year of schooling they received after the Taliban fell in 2001. That progress is now in peril.

She is worried about the impact of this decision on women. “If no girls can attend secondary school, and no women can attend university or medical institutes, who will be the future female health ...

'Bread and Roses', which features on-the-ground footage of women in Afghanistan resisting the Taliban's return to power in 2021, is streaming now on Apple TV+ ...