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

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

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 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.

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

As poverty deepens and the Taliban curtails women's rights, domestic violence in Afghanistan is becoming more dangerous, less visible and harder to escape.

The journey by taxi last year with her female cousin - covered from head to toe, only their eyes visible, as the rules decree ...

The United Nations and rights groups say Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities have detained at least three journalists on undisclosed charges in recent days.

When the Taliban swept across Afghanistan and retook power in 2021, most countries severed diplomatic ties, but now India is leading a change of heart around the world. Despite claims that its second ...

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have rounded up dozens of women in an apparent crackdown on perceived violations of the group's strict dress code. Dozens of women and girls were detained briefly last ...

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 ...

As a young girl in Taliban-controlled northern Afghanistan, Zo Sediqi wasn’t allowed to go to school. She was 9 years old ...