Afghan journalist and activist Khadija Amin, now living in Spain after fleeing Taliban rule, denounces the burqa as a tool of oppression and urges the international community not to abandon women in ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A new penal code issued by decree in Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for the mistreatment of animals than for domestic violence against women and solidifies into law ...

"These women are a direct threat to the regime’s extremist ambitions and widespread use of corruption and control." ...

Every story that was shared at a recent online gathering offered a window into the reality of life for women in Afghanistan today. Early in March, I took part in an online gathering of women in ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A new penal code issued by decree in Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for the mistreatment of animals than for domestic violence against women and solidifies into law ...