"It doesn't even have to be Afghan girls. For me, it is about representing women who don't have access and a voice. "I want to inspire, but also show the ones in power that if someone is given a ...

The Afghan Centre for Human Rights calls the ban on older girls attending school a "systematic and targeted violation" of their right to quality education. Before the Taliban return, the number of ...

Germany squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 against Italy on Sunday but still earned a nerve-racking 5-4 aggregate victory to set up a Nations League semi-final against Portugal in June.

ISLAMABAD, March 23 (Reuters) - Pakistan's army has killed 16 Islamist militants along the country's western border with Afghanistan, a statement said on Sunday. It said border troops killed all ...

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They have gradually erased Afghan women from public space, imposing what the United Nations has called a "gender apartheid". They outlawed the loose headscarves commonly worn by urban women.

Pakistan has ramped up pressure on Afghan refugees to leave the country, despite serious risks of persecution and economic hardship under Taliban rule, according to a leading human rights ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Taliban fighters stand near the closed Torkham border with Pakistan, where Pakistani and Afghan forces ...

Lawmakers and veterans supporting Afghans who worked for the U.S. during the country's longest war want aid to be restored to bring these individuals and their families to the U.S., especially ...

Rahmani, an Afghan refugee and father of two, plays with his daughter at the apartment where ... (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski) Marjila Badakhsh, left, and her roommate Maryam Rahimi cook together before ...

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