Continued restrictions on girls’ education and women’s labor force participation are violating their rights and weakening the country’s human capital base.

When the Taliban were in power in Afghanistan, they shuttered girls’ schools, segregated many aspects of public life, including the workplace, and prevented women from leaving their homes unless ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Ewelina U Ochab is a Forbes contributor, lawyer, and author. May 05, 2025, 07:21am EDT Afghan refugee women are pictured upon ...

The Taliban have approved around 140 measures against women since 2021, while the European Union takes steps to legitimize their government ...

A 14-year-old Afghan girl has made an emotional appeal to US first lady Melania Trump, asking her to intervene on behalf of hundreds of vulnerable Afghans who risked their lives to support the Nato ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Afghan woman deported from Tehran waits to be registered on arrival in her home country - Elise Blanchard/Getty A 17-year-old ...

For weeks, the Afghanistan national girls soccer team had been waiting for word they could leave the country. On Sunday, the message finally came. The girls and their families boarded a charter flight ...

River Ahmad fled Afghanistan in 2023. She has now conquered the world's highest mountain with the dream of helping educate ...

Zahra Muheb is among 1,100 Afghan refugees living on an unused military base.

Afghanistan is the most dangerous place in the world to be born a girl, according to UNICEF. While most girls are illiterate and forced into marriage, boys have a lot more freedom, including the right ...