Afghan women

Manoozh Noori and her teammates defied Taliban restrictions to play in their first international tournament in Morocco

Women's sport has been banned in Afghanistan since the Taliban government took over in 2021

As Afghan women face state-mandated erasure under Taliban rule, global silence risks making it permanent

Russian move to recognise the Taliban has sparked outrage among Afghan women, both inside & out of the country

According WHO figures 638 women die in Afghanistan for every 100,000 viable births

Pakistan hosted some 1.5 million registered refugees

Funds were previously frozen in response to Taliban's decision to ban women from working in NGOs, says bloc

Afghan sisters in Germany hunger strike to protest Afghan gender apartheid, demanding global recognition and change

This is a violation of the inalienable fundamental human rights of women, says spokesperson

New rule further squeezes women out of an ever-shrinking public space

Masomah, an Afghan refugee living in Switzerland, says ‘sport is dead’ for women since Taliban takeover last year

Thousands of male clerics a day earlier pledged allegiance to the group following a three-day meeting

Taliban earlier said high schools would remain closed until a plan for a re-opening is drawn up

Taliban earlier issued a directive ordering women to cover fully in public or stay indoors

Decree says a woman's father or closest male relative could be imprisoned or fired if the directives are not followed

Traffic department official says they were verbally instructed to stop issuing licences to women drivers

State Department says decision is 'potential turning point in our engagement' with the group

The activists had reportedly gone missing after participating in an anti-Taliban rally

Women seeking to travel should not be offered transport unless accompanied by close male relative, says spokesperson

Official urges the group to take more steps to ensure women's rights in Afghanistan

The group says the suspect would target poor women desperate to improve their circumstances

Religion does not justify preventing girls from going to school, says Nobel Peace Prize laureate

We cannot make compromises on the protection of women's rights, says Nobel laureate on UNGA sidelines  

Female staff say they had been trying to return to work at ministry for weeks since Taliban takeover last month

Excessive media attention endangers the team who have fled Afghanistan

Youth rights activist says she was shocked to see a photograph of women dressed in black niqabs and gowns online

Contact between men and women outside the home will be allowed in certain circumstances, says Waheedullah Hashimi

New Higher Education minister says female students would be taught by women wherever possible

Women will face no impediment to performing duties from the Islamic Emirate, says spokesperson

'We are going back to darkness,' says one of university students evacuated to Qatar

Environment of fear prevails in Afghanistan as women dread the return to a repressive past

Afghan women today are fearfully watching the Taliban’s grip tighten over their country

Hear them roar

For rights activists, name issue is evidence of women's status as second class citizens

New Delhi generates around 650,000 kg of plastic waste daily, only 60 per cent of which is recycled

Shelters are hugely controversial, often dismissed as "whore houses" in conservative country

Saboori has been advised to stay away from the pool after violent threats

The Supreme Court upheld those verdicts, sparking renewed criticism for what many call a blatant travesty of justice