A 45-year-old man married a six-year-old girl in Helmand, Southern Afghanistan, sparking outrage and renewed concern over ...

In an unprecedented move, a total of 33,000 undocumented Afghan refugees were sent back from Iran to their home country on ...

Many Afghan women are largely confined to their homes, no longer able to go out in public on their own or to drive. Where ...

On July 1, the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) announced the recipients of its Courage in Journalism Awards.

Local sources in Helmand say that a 45-year-old man, who already has two other wives, has married a 6-year-old girl. A photo ...

It is a sweeping story of family, love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last 30 years. The second book is A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007).

As everybody knows, we have hotels full of illegal migrant men scattered across the UK. We’ve been told there’s absolutely nothing to worry about. I don’t really believe that. And I don’t think you ...

Maryam (a pseudonym), the first female journalist from Bajaur, says,“Women in Bajaur face countless problems, including ...

Fatima Payman says she was micro­managed, sidelined and told to “settle down and start a family” by seniorLabor-aligned union ...

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It is the Taliban’s second stint, they last ruled Afghanistan from 1996-2001. Though initially they were supported by the CIA and ISI against the Soviets, later the US toppled the Taliban’s government ...