These women, barred from higher education by the Taliban, had fled Afghanistan seeking safety. They fear severe repercussions upon return, including forced marriage and targeted violence.

If Afghanistan is included in the new travel ban, it could impact tens of thousands of Afghans who worked alongside the US during its two decades of war there, as it would block Afghan nationals ...

KABUL, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Two commuters lost their lives and seven others were injured due to a road accident in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province late Thursday, local media reported Friday.

She was one of the sharpest minds I’ve ever encountered, always brainstorming how to expand women-led businesses across every province, with a vision to uplift women across Afghanistan.

An Israeli air strike killed four Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, the territory's civil emergency service said, as Arab mediators and the United States tried to hammer out differences between ...

These women - who come from all over Afghanistan - have offered a small window into their world. It’s Ramadan, and as the day draws to a close, the women who have shared their lives with us ...

Syria has been beset by some of the worst violence since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Information ...

The BBC spent the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what life is like under the Taliban government since it took power in 2021 Taliban decrees seek to silence women in public ...

The Israeli right wing’s long term ambitions for Gaza loom over the Trump administration’s more immediate interventions in the Middle East. U.S. negotiators are pursuing direct talks with ...