The United Nations said it was “gravely concerned” by the arrests of at least 30 women in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat ...

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers deny shooting at protesters and claim no women or girls have been arrested because they're all ...

Taliban security forces in Afghanistan used excessive force against protesters in the city of Herat on June 9, 2026.

While corresponding with a local journalist in Afghanistan around a recent report I had authored, I received a shocking request: “Can we please have a video clip on your new report—not from you, but ...

One of the most alarming provisions in the new code permits husbands to physically discipline their wives and children, provided the punishment does not result in “broken bones or open wounds.” While ...