Afghan women

A group of women wearing burqas crosses the street as members of the Taliban drive past in Kabul, Afghanistan October 9, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo
Middle East

Taliban ban women from visiting nat'l park in Afghanistan

FILE PHOTO: Afghan female students walk near Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 21, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Middle East

UN envoy urges world court to prosecute Afghan gender discrimination

Taliban also called on women television journalists to wear Islamic hijabs while presenting their reports. In picture - An Afghan former female journalist silhouetted during an interview with news agency AFP in Kabul. Photo: AFP/ Hindustan Times
South Asia

UN asks Afghan staff to stay home until May after female worker ban

FILE PHOTO: Female students walk in front of the Kabul Education University in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer
World+Biz

Female students turned away from Afghan universities after Taliban ban

Lima Halima Ahmad. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

'Afghan Women' aren’t who you think they are

Photo: Sydney Morning Herald
Sports

Afghan women's team plays first game in Australia

Taliban also called on women television journalists to wear Islamic hijabs while presenting their reports. In picture - An Afghan former female journalist silhouetted during an interview with news agency AFP in Kabul. Photo: AFP/ Hindustan Times
South Asia

No trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative:Taliban

Afghan women's rights defenders and civil activists protest to call on the Taliban for the preservation of their achievements and education, in front of the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan September 3, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
World+Biz

Protests get harder for Afghan women amid risks and red tape

Afghan refugee Murad Sharifi poses for a picture in Budapest, Hungary, September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
South Asia

Exiled painter depicts 'slow disappearance' of Afghan women under Taliban

Women in Kabul beg for bread following the takeover by the Taliban, which have stopped them from working. Photo :AFP
South Asia

'This is our homeland': women plead for basic rights in Afghanistan

A group of women gather for a protest in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 16, 2021 in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Video taken September 16, 2021. ZAKIA KAWYAN/via REUTERS
World+Biz

Taliban replaces women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice

A woman poses in traditional Afghan attire, in Stockholm, Sweden, March 21, 2021, in this picture obtained from social media. Wazhma Sayle/via REUTERS
South Asia

'This is how we dress': Afghan women overseas pose in colourful attire

Taliban forces block the roads around the airport, while a woman with Burqa walks passes by, in Kabul, Afghanistan. August 27, 2021. REUTER/Stringer
World+Biz

With hope of escape dashed, two Afghan women look to future under Taliban