A cultural practice called "bacha posh" encourages parents dress their daughters as sons for a better future. But often, it only makes life harder.

Photography has an unparalleled power to freeze moments, evoke emotions, and shape our understanding of history. A single ...

Back in 1984, Steve McCurry took a photograph of a young girl in Pakistan. The photo of the Afghan refugee went on to become ...

The Taliban-led government has shut down almost all women's shelters — the last safe places for victims of domestic violence ...

Abandoning our Afghan allies is a moral and strategic mistake by Luke Coffey, opinion contributor - 06/18/25 12:00 PM ET ...

Malala Yousafzai tells CNN Sports that she wants more opportunities granted to Afghanistan’s elite female athletes and international sports organizations must show “bravery and courage” to fight the ...

The former captain of an Afghan national women's football team has said the game saved her life, after fleeing the country when the Taliban seized power. Sabriah Nawroozi, 27, and her teammates from ...

Experts believe Moscow's groundwork to engage with the Afghan Taliban is born out of its security and geopolitical concerns.

Russia’s recognition of the Taliban provides much sought-after legitimacy to a regime that is enforcing the world’s most ...

Manizha Bakhtari may no longer represent a state, but she represents a nation of women fighting to be seen, heard, and ...

A few specific sounds punctuate summer evenings in rural Iowa. A chorus of spring peepers, for example, or the shrill conk-la ...

A Pakistan judge ordered the deportation of "Afghan girl" Sharbat Gula. The nation has been cracking down on Afghan migrants living in the country illegally. Continue reading Feb 11 ...