The BBC spends the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what their lives look like under the Taliban government.

A giant carpet being made for the Throne Room at Hillsborough Castle will take 100 artists and craftspeople, designers, ...

The Taliban’s chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, posted a statement on his official X account this month saying the dignity, honor and legal rights of women were a priority for the country, in ...

“In accordance with Islamic law and the culture and traditions of Afghan society, the fundamental rights of Afghan women have been secured. However, it should not be forgotten that the rights of ...

Kabul (AFP) – Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash. But a ban last year has ...

Other countries, he insisted, needed to acknowledge Afghanistan's religious and cultural values. "Women's rights are not an internal Afghan matter," US diplomat Rosemary DiCarlo, the UN Under ...

Fatima says there are cultural issues as well ... Even before these 2025 cuts, health care in Afghanistan has always been tenuous, especially for women. It worsened after the Taliban seized ...

Founded by a college student, Project Tawwaqo serves to empower Delhi's Afghan refugees while preserving their culture.

It has previously said that it respect women's rights in accordance with their interpretation of Afghan culture and Islamic law. Zarlashat, 20, was in Year 10 at school when the Taliban took ...