The Taliban has codified slavery and formalized a class-based justice system in Afghanistan through a newly approved criminal ...

The European Union is pushing ahead with plans to deport Afghans with no right to stay in the bloc back to their country, ...

Accurate scrutiny should begin with precision about what the law actually says, how it functions legally, and where ...

A 2025 SIGAR report found that since the Taliban took over in 2021, $10.72 billion has gone to Afghanistan, with $3.83 ...

Pakistan’s defence minister vowed a forceful response after a suicide bombing killed 31 worshippers at an Islamabad Shiite ...

Top Afghan officials say they want two American detainees released “as soon as possible,” but the Trump administration says a ...

Khadija Ahmadzada was detained for being in "violation" of rules "regarding women's sports gyms", a Taliban spokesman said.

Afghanistan’s Taliban has unveiled a new criminal procedure code that divides citizens into rigid legal classes, grants ...

The Taliban’s new criminal code enforces total obedience to its supreme leader, criminalises dissent, restricts women’s movement, and permits violence by husbands and citizens.

Afghanistan’s stance on slavery has undergone a dramatic legal reversal in recent years. Under the Taliban’s current governance, since 2021, the country’s new ...

Factional rivalries, tribal loyalties, authoritarian rule and hardline policies are testing Afghan regime cohesion ...

Since the Taliban's return in August 2021, Afghan women's basic freedoms have been systematically curtailed, transforming them into privileges. Girls are barred from secondary education and ...