In Afghanistan female TV presenters cover their faces
Women presenters and reporters on TV channels in Afghanistan went on air with their faces covered on Sunday, in line with a Taliban order.
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Taliban ban women in Afghanistan from flying without male chaperone
The Taliban have told airlines in Afghanistan that women cannot board domestic or international flights without a male chaperone, two sources told Reuters on Sunday.
Read articleTaliban bans forced marriage of women in Afghanistan
Taliban chief in a decree says women should not be considered ‘property’ and must consent to marriage.
Read articleStranded at Tajik sanatorium pregnant Afghan pilot fears for unborn baby
But after fleeing for her life and that of her unborn child in August, the 29-year-old says she can't even get an ultrasound or visit a hospital.
Read articleWomen in Kabul return to work school and the streets in defiance of the Taliban
A terrorist attack didn't stop Atifa Watanyar from teaching, but she worries the Taliban will.
Read articleAfghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen
The Taliban have excluded girls from Afghan secondary schools, with only boys and male teachers allowed back into classrooms.
Read articleTaliban ban female employees from entering Ministry of Women
Taliban have barred female employees from entering the Ministry of Women Affairs in Kabul, allowing only males into the building, an employee of the ministry said.
Read articleAfghan women report forced marriages to flee country amid Taliban takeover: sources say
US officials processing Afghan refugees abroad recently alerted the State Department to instances in which women and girls were forced into marriage or arrived with male partners posing as their husbands to be eligible for evacuation and escape the Taliban, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Read articleYoung Afghan artist creates haunting image of her homeland's fall to the Taliban
Rahmani said many of the young women she went to college with were working in offices but are now unemployed and struggling. They have told her they cannot wear what they want and need to be escorted by a man when leaving their homes.
Read articleAfghanistan evacuations pick up speed as Taliban try to strike conciliarity tone
Evacuations from Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport picked up pace on Wednesday after a frenzied and deadly start to the week as foreigners and Afghans scramble to get out of the country now under control of the Taliban.
Read articleAfghanistan conflict: Kabul falls to Taliban as president flees
The Taliban has claimed victory in Afghanistan after taking over the capital Kabul, bringing to a swift end almost 20 years of a US-led coalition's presence in the country.
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