The UN Women's special representative in Afghanistan said the new legislation represented 'another serious development' in ...

Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagree ...

Afghan Ambassador to Switzerland Nasir Andisha has strongly opposed the Afghan Taliban regime's illegal control over Afghan consulates in Europe. According to a report by the British media outlet ...

Russia and Afghanistan’s Taliban government signed a military-technical cooperation agreement at a forum outside Moscow ...

The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages ...

In the statement, the ministers lamented what they referred to as the "steady deterioration" of human and democratic rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power last year ...

The United Nations expressed "grave concern" on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan's Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage.

The Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their identity or personal history, a U.N. report said Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ...

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said Sunday. The conference, known as COP29, ...

Angered EU lawmakers say those who ‘carry out crimes against humanity should never set foot on European soil without passing ...

The UN said it “reinforces systemic discrimination” and erodes the rights of Afghan women and girls. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Most current Taliban officials aren’t subject to U.S. or U.N. sanctions and those that are routinely are granted waivers to travel – with foreign partners often covering the costs. As part of their ...