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

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UN Women has warned Afghanistan’s new decree could further undermine the rights and safety of women and girls.

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Under the Islamic fundamentalist group’s rule, the economy has floundered, malnutrition has soared, and more than half a ...

Despite the challenges, the women that researchers spoke to had not given up. Some are finding quiet ways to keep teaching.

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Afghanistan’s women’s football team will return to international competition this week for the first time in five years, ...

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The Afghanistan women’s refugee team will tour England this summer in their continued bid to be recognised for international ...

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Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have rounded up dozens of women in an apparent crackdown on perceived violations of the group's strict dress code. Dozens of women and girls were detained briefly last ...