New Taliban Decree on Divorce Formalizes Child Marriage, U.N. Warns

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

Taliban official tells longtime Afghanistan correspondent harsh punishments will return

Caption: Women gather to demand their rights under the Taliban rule during a protest in Kabul on Sept. 3, 2021. When the Taliban ruled Afghanistan between 199 ...

The foreign fighters who helped topple Assad — and why China worries about them

Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR ...

Study reveals hidden trauma of unaccompanied Afghan refugee children brought to UK

Young Afghans share with researchers how social anxiety, loneliness, and depression lingered long after fleeing the Taliban ...

Unaccompanied Afghan children brought to UK reveal hidden trauma

Study reveals hidden trauma of unaccompanied Afghan refugee children brought to UK - Young Afghans share with researchers how ...