Domestic violence that does not result in 'broken bones or open wounds' is now legal in Afghanistan under the Taliban's new ...

THE Taliban has legalised domestic violence in Afghanistan in a terrifying new assault on women’s rights. Signed off by ...

The Taliban’s governance remains deeply controversial. Since returning to power in 2021, the group has imposed sweeping restrictions on women and girls and enforcing strict social rules.

A new penal code has been published by Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, which will legalise acts of physical punishment against women.

Mujahid clarified that the Taliban would show sympathy and possibly cooperate with Iran if requested, but the group is not ...

The Taliban has formally entrenched a class-based justice system in Afghanistan under a newly enacted Criminal Procedure Code ...

Afghanistan's decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but ...

Letter: George Papachristou and Gigih Yudhistira offer some hope in response to a report on how the Taliban’s ban on birth control is affecting Afghan women ...

A recent attack by Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan has raised questions, with analysts telling RFE/RL that Beijing's policies in Xinjiang and a desire to deprive ...

USCIRF urges ‘Country of Particular Concern’ tag over grave rights violations, while US advances ‘No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act’ to stop Taliban benefiting from aid ...

New Taliban penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’ and legalises domestic violence - A Kabul-based legal adviser says it is now ‘impossible for women to get any justice’ in the ...