At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of ...

With women banned from most jobs in Afghanistan, an embroidery boutique run by 22-year-old Rahima Alavi is a surprising and ...

The criminal code is reportedly called De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama and was distributed across courts in Afghanistan.

The Taliban has quietly enacted a new penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it doesn't cause broken bones or open wounds. The Rawadari human rights ...

President of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, Maulana Arshad Madani, on Saturday, claimed that “wherever there is a madrassa in the world, the same things are taught,” and said “what is happening with women in ...

Hibatullah Akhundzada signed a 90-page criminal code earlier this week which sets out new laws on the punishment of citizens ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have decreed they are banning forced marriage of women in Afghanistan, a move likely meant to address criteria the international community considers a precondition to ...

In a new rule in Afghanistan under Taliban government, women are categorized as slaves, who would not get any protection from ...

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has strongly criticized the Taliban regime for systematic suppression of women and curtailment of civil liberties in Afghanistan.