Afghan women’s leaders are urging UN member countries to put more pressure on the Taliban to honor their commitments and enable women and girls to work and study. Girls are still barred from secondary school in Afghanistan
What do ordinary Taliban members believe about running a country after fighting an insurgency for two decades? This month, VOA’s Ayesha Tanzeem spoke with ordinary Taliban footsoldiers on the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital
Those left behind in Afghanistan face huge challenge to seeking safety outside the country, Amnesty International said on October 20, nearly two months after airlift operations ceased. In an advocacy briefing, the organisation discusses how neighbouring nations have closed their borders to Afghans without travel documents, forcing many to make illegal crossings
Former Afghan prosecutors say they are now in danger after working at the Bagram prison’s law and justice centre, where thousands of Taliban and other militants were detained
Afghan businesswomen say the Taliban’s ban on women working outside has driven them to close their businesses
International aid organisations are helping millions of Afghans who have been displaced due to the war
The European Union offered more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and neighbouring countries during an emergency meeting this week, as the United Nations warned that millions of Afghans face starvation
After a month of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, fears of women being barred from higher education and public life are growing. Lawmakers in the United States are urging the Biden administration to maintain pressure on Taliban officials to protect women’s rights
Award Winning Documentary Film Makers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi’s new documentary, 20 Years in Afghanistan, is their most recent work
Alina Jun Nawabi was born in Afghanistan but spent years in hospitals after being taken to the United States as an injured war victim. She now works for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), where she is assisting additional Afghans to leave the country