But the abaya and hijab headscarf combination grew in popularity during the time of the foreign-backed government. When the ...

Religious schools increasingly offer a range of subjects as the mainstream education ban enters its fourth year.

The reality is suffocating. Women are denied education beyond the sixth grade. Employment is out of reach. Leaving home ...

But the abaya and hijab headscarf combination grew in popularity ... They have gradually erased Afghan women from public space, imposing what the United Nations has called a "gender apartheid".

Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a ...

Originating in the mountains of Afghanistan, Afghan hounds (also called Tāzīs or Balkh hounds and formerly called Persian Greyhounds) are an ancient, elegant sighthound breed. Tall dogs with ...