Women in Afghanistan share what life is like under Taliban rule: 'Everyone is afraid'

Defaced and vandalized posters of women across Kabul highlight concerns by Afghan women that the new Taliban regime will mimic the old one.

‘That video saved our lives’: how women are defying the Taliban’s brutal crackdown on protest

The activist Zarmina Paryani speaks from exile in Germany about how Afghanistan has tried to silence the voices of women and girls since the 2021 takeover ...

'Naughty women' should stay home, says secretive Taliban official while also pledging improvements for women's rights

Sirajudin Haqqani, leader of the Haqqani Network terrorist organization, said that "good news" is in store for Afghan girls wanting to attend school.
Opinion

Yes, women’s rights are under threat around the world. But we’ve found hope in unlikely places

From El Salvador to Russia, Iceland and Syria, women are pushing back against the rise of regressive forces. Let’s support their fight, says anti-racist feminist activist Rahila Gupta ...
Jurist

The Hague dispatch: international tribunal finds Taliban’s treatment of women amounts to crimes against humanity

This dispatch was co-authored by Divyabharthi Baradhan (JURIST Staff, Malaysia) and Sarisha Harikrishna (Queen's University Belfast School of Law, United Kingdom). In a landmark ruling, the ...
NBC Montana

Influencers dubbed 'Talibros' portray regime in positive light on social media

Taliban leaders themselves have turned to social media as an influence tool. They use it to control their image within ...