U.S.-backed initiatives that allowed thousands of Afghan women to study online or abroad are in jeopardy after Trump’s ...

Afghanistan has been cloaked in "darkness" since the return of the Taliban government three and a half years ago, but the ...

In Afghanistan, women are being erased by design. They have been cast out of schools, out of universities, medical colleges, ...

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As the world’s focus has shifted to other regions and conflicts — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war — the ...

The dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is a serious blow to the soft power of the United ...

It was one of the many underground schools that proliferated across Afghanistan ... been closely following the detrimental impact of the education ban on women’s and girls’ mental health across ...

The Taliban leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution.

Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Facts The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic law on Afghanistan and ...

Reactions to the changes in USAID run the gamut. Some leading voices — like Mexico's president — are in favor. Others fear ...

The incident, which took place in early January, came to light only when school authorities visited the girl’s home to inquire about her prolonged absence. According to police, the survivor had ...