Shakoofa Khalili was waiting for her husband to return home with bread from the market when she heard their eight-year-old ...

The Taliban authorities that rule Afghanistan have imposed a severe interpretation of Islamic law on the population, heavily ...

Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in 2021 ... else,” Ms Zia recalls him saying. After the woman died, the man asked police to investigate the clinic, said Ms Zia.

Tooba Khan's life changed forever when Afghanistan fell back into the hands of the Taliban in 2021. The brutal regime effectively outlawed sport for women, with death as the penalty. Cricket was ...