The policy was reversed soon afterwards. Nearly four years later, having dedicated her teenage years to fighting regressive restrictions against Afghan women and girls, Nila has won the ...

Recently, the Taliban in Afghanistan forbade Afghan women from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, following the introduction of terrifying yet unsurprising new “vice ...

The film, "Bread & Roses," is directed by Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani, produced by Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and executive produced by Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai. Mani details the grim ...

A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls. Nila Ibrahimi won the International ...

CNN has spoken to five LGBTQ Afghans who say they experienced physical abuse during time in detention, including – for some – repeated rape, electrocution, strangulation and flogging with ...

The idea was floated by Muhammad Abbas Khan, chief commissioner for Afghan refugees (CCAR) at the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON), at an Islamabad seminar. He said the main ...

Malala Yousafzai and Jennifer Lawrence tell the BBC about their new documentary Bread & Roses, which highlights the stories and voices of Afghan women resisting the Taliban. It's being called ...

Robyn Beck/AFP/AFP A rare inside account of the Taliban authorities' impact on Afghan women hits screens next week with the smartphone-filmed documentary "Bread & Roses." Produced by actress ...

Pakistani leaders have persistently complained that TTP and Baloch insurgents orchestrate cross-border terrorism from Afghan bases, charges the neighboring country’s de facto Taliban authorities ...