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More than 50,000 people have already been ’rounded up’ for begging in Kabul, according to the Taliban (Picture: EPA) Afghan women detained by the Taliban for begging have spoken of rapes ...

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin went onboard USS George Washington right after its deployment to Japan. This comes within just a few weeks after two sailors died shortly after the ship arrived in ...

The policy was reversed soon afterwards. Nearly four years later, having dedicated her teenage years to fighting regressive restrictions against Afghan women and girls, Nila has won the ...

Recently, the Taliban in Afghanistan forbade Afghan women from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, following the introduction of terrifying yet unsurprising new “vice ...

The film, "Bread & Roses," is directed by Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani, produced by Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and executive produced by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. Mani details the grim ...

A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls. Nila Ibrahimi won the International ...

The idea was floated by Muhammad Abbas Khan, chief commissioner for Afghan refugees (CCAR) at the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), at an Islamabad seminar. He said the main ...

Malala Yousafzai and Jennifer Lawrence tell the BBC about their new documentary Bread & Roses, which highlights the stories and voices of Afghan women resisting the Taliban. Bread & Roses is a ...

Robyn Beck/AFP/AFP A rare inside account of the Taliban authorities' impact on Afghan women hits screens next week with the smartphone-filmed documentary "Bread & Roses." Produced by actress ...