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

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’s new family law has sparked outrage after reports said a girl’s silence could be treated as consent for marriage ...

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

A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for ...

Pakistan, May 25 -- Taliban authorities have shut down three local radio stations in southern Afghanistan, intensifying an ...

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 ...

Afghanistan’s regime has formalised what the UN calls “gender apartheid” by legalising child marriage and the sale of infant ...

Jige Mughalgai, Afghanistan — Afghanistan's Taliban government vowed Tuesday to "respond appropriately" to overnight border strikes it blamed on Pakistan that killed 10 people, as tension between the ...

By Amina Ismail BRUSSELS, May 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission is planning a first meeting with Taliban officials in ...

MOSCOW, May 14 (Reuters) - Russia is establishing a "full-fledged partnership" with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and is encouraging other countries in the region to expand cooperation with Kabul, a ...

The Taliban released a British couple on Friday who had been held in Afghanistan for more than seven months on undisclosed charges, officials said. It appeared to be part of efforts by the Taliban to ...