The human rights of religious minorities and others who do not conform to the interpretation of Islam prescribed by the ...

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

The Kabul Municipality says damaging trees and public areas will entail legal action. According to experts, tree plantation ...

The rent is due, but Rahmani has no money to pay it. The Afghan father of two worked for a U.S.-backed organization in Kabul, ...

Make appropriate policy changes to demonstrate meaningful consequences and encourage positive change,” the USCIRF report ...

The State Department has resettled some 200,000 Afghans in the U.S., but whistleblowers point to corruption and lax security vetting.

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

Lessons at Shaikh Abdul Qadr Jilani madrassa include religious studies and practical skills The UN special rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has raised serious concerns ...

in accordance with Islamic law and Afghan culture and traditions. Islamic countries and religious scholars have said that ...

• While Afghanistan initially opposed Pakistan’s entry into the United Nations, this stance lasted only two weeks. The Afghan representative, lacking instructions from Kabul, chose a cautious approach ...

The Taliban leader says Afghanistan has a “golden opportunity” for unity and reconciliation. Hibatullah Akhundzada, who ...