KABUL, June 9 (Reuters) - Afghan security officials dispersed a women's rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday that started ‌after Taliban morality police detained women accused of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - An Afghan woman walks out of a cell inside the women's section of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept.

Anti-hijab protests have reportedly erupted in parts of Afghanistan amid growing frustration over strict dress code policies. Demonstrators are calling for greater freedoms and opposing enforcement ...

Afghanistan: Taliban Open Fire During Protest Over Arrests of Women for Dress Code Violation Afghan authorities cracked down on a protest in western Afghanistan Tuesday against the arrest and ...

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan cracked down on a protest over women's dress code violations on Tuesday, with multiple witnesses reporting shots being fired. Between 100 and 150 Afghan men had ...

Afghan Olympic cyclist Fariba Hashimi was 15 when she entered her first cycling race. It was also the first day she ever rode a bike. "It was not seen as a woman's sport," she told Business Insider.

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Five years after the Taliban returned to power, millions of Afghan girls remain excluded from secondary education. UNESCO warns of lasting social and economic consequences.

Afghan authorities cracked down on a protest in western Afghanistan Tuesday against the arrest and detention of more than a dozen women over dress code violations, with eyewitnesses saying police ...