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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Taliban’s intelligence and security forces have arrested a former Canadian soldier who is well known for his work helping Afghans come to Canada to seek refuge, according to a Canadian ...

The Granny Stripe pattern is absolutely beautiful in it's simplicity and makes a fantastic blanket. It's my go-to recommendation for new crocheters who are excited to embark on a large scale project, ...

Braving the 20ft (6m) drop into a wide trench below is, for many Afghans, the only way to cross into Turkey from Iran - and yet hundreds risk it each day. “I was in severe pain,” the former ...