In 2018, Samira Asghari became the first representative from Afghanistan to join the International Olympic Committee. She has ...

She stepped outside her home as she had hundreds of times before. She did not make it to her class. She was standing by the roadside waiting for a taxi when a Taliban vehicle – a US-made Ford Ranger – ...

Cheryl Benard’s recent commentary on the end of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Afghan refugees has outraged many Afghans. She argues that Afghanistan is not perfect, not “the Riviera,” but ...

This report has been published in partnership with the Guardian. The Taliban have ordered a sweeping ban on the use of smartphones by government officials – in what some analysts say could foreshadow ...

With the start of the 2026–27 academic year, the Taliban Ministry of Higher Education has once again compelled university students to sign a 14-point pledge. The contents of this pledge – had drawn ...

First, her education was taken away. Then, a wedding was arranged – against her will – to her cousin, a heroin addict. Latifa was left facing an unthinkable choice. “I had two options: to marry a ...

Recently, the Taliban recruited 600 young men from Panjshir into their Ministries of Interior and Defence. According to Tolonews, an additional 1,500 will soon be recruited to protect the Taliban’s ...

The book “A letter from an Afghan woman.” won the One‑Way Street Book Award for Book of the Year 2025, which is a prestigious literary prize in China. Photo: Courtesy of Anqi My name is Anqi. I am an ...

Note: This story was updated on January 22 to include information from a new UNAMA report. Mursal* made sure to wear a long black hijab while covering her face with a black mask when she left work ...

The Ismailis, a branch of Shia Islam, are a small minority spread across several countries, including Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Kenya, and Tanzania. In Afghanistan, they have historically lived ...

The Taliban introduced its new Penal Code of the Taliban Courts as a replacement for Afghanistan’s national penal code. Unfortunately, it lacks even the most basic formal and substantive standards of ...