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

The Taliban will attend a U.N. climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the country's national environment agency said Sunday. The conference, known as COP29, ...

In the statement, the ministers lamented what they referred to as the "steady deterioration" of human and democratic rights in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power last year ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Most current Taliban officials aren’t subject to U.S. or U.N. sanctions and those that are routinely are granted waivers to travel – with foreign partners often covering the costs. As part of their ...

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