Many players from the Afghanistan women's national side fled the country at the time for fear of persecution after the Taliban took control of the Afghan government. The women's team has since ...

Even before the Taliban, women’s sports were opposed by many in Afghanistan’s deeply conservative society, seen as a violation of women’s modesty and of their role in society. Still ...

Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash. But a ban last year has forced the 28 ...

Afghanistan before leaving for Doha. (AP) Khalilzad was brought onboard by Washington in September 2018 by then secretary of state Mike Pompeo to lead negotiations with the Taliban and the Afghan ...

“The actual source of this problem is rooted in the Taliban’s interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, which deems homosexuality ...

George Glezmann was detained while traveling in the country after the Taliban’s victory in the war. Secretary of State Marco ...