World Aug 30 Afghan women’s freedoms severely restricted four years after U.S. withdrawal, UN says By John Yang, Andrew Corkery
World Jan 19 Taliban deputy presses leader to end education bans on Afghan women and girls A senior Taliban figure has urged the group's leader to scrap education bans on Afghan women and girls, saying there is no excuse for them, in a rare public rebuke of government policy. By Associated Press
World Oct 18 Watch 8:07 In Scotland, Afghan women find another chance to pursue their dreams of becoming doctors Nineteen talented Afghan women, whose university education was cut short by the Taliban, now have a chance to fulfill their dreams in Scotland. They’re all aiming to be doctors and have been given places at Scottish medical schools through a… By Malcolm Brabant
World Aug 30 Watch 4:56 Women in Afghanistan describe Taliban’s brutal repression, 3 years after U.S. withdrawal This week marks three years since the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO allies from Afghanistan. It also marks three years of intensifying repression of women under the Taliban regime in what the UN has described as a "striking erasure… By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi
World Aug 30 Watch 5:28 Activists secretly educating Afghan children amid Taliban crackdown To discuss how the Taliban regime has impacted education, Amna Nawaz spoke with Afghan education activist Pashtana Durrani. She is the founder of Learn Afghanistan, a grassroots group working to expand education access there. Durrani is currently a visiting fellow… By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi
Oct 22 Afghan women, girls face array of challenges after deadly earthquakes, UN says By Associated Press An update from U.N. Women highlighted some of the problems women are facing in areas of Herat province, where a series of violent earthquakes and aftershocks this month killed thousands of people, more than 90% of them women and children,… Continue reading
Feb 16 Taliban shows rare division over group’s leader, bans By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press A rare public show of division is emerging in the ranks of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 10:52 Women in Afghanistan find ways to make their voices heard under Taliban oppression By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi It's been more than a year since the Taliban banned teenage girls in Afghanistan from school. Women there can't attend college, aren't allowed to work with aid groups or go to amusement parks. We’ve been speaking to young girls whose… Continue watching
Jan 20 UN says Taliban is divided on whether or not to restore women’s rights By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Haq told reporters that "the key thing is to reconcile" the two disparate groups. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: Zelenskyy expected to visit DC on Wednesday In our news wrap Tuesday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to make his first overseas visit since the war began to meet with President Biden and address Congress on Wednesday, the Taliban in Afghanistan banned women from public and… Continue watching