In Afghanistan under Taliban rule, women are largely restricted from public life. However, within the confines of their homes, families gather, sharing moments of joy and solidarity through meals and ...

Afghanistan under Taliban rule is a world few outsiders truly understand. Travel guides rarely reveal the risks, restrictions, and realities that visitors face. From checkpoints to cultural rules, ...

"Our mission has utterly changed since I last talked to you," Marina LeGree, founder of Ascend, said. In early August, we shared with you the concerns of female athletes in Afghanistan as the Taliban ...

The young women make photos that look at life — how it is, how they wish it could be — under Taliban rule. The images are on ...

As the American war in Afghanistan ended four years ago, thousands of Afghans who had worked with the United States, and believed in the American-led war against the Taliban, were left behind. Many of ...

Two years after U.S. troops left, AP photographer Rodrigo Abd returned to Afghanistan with an idea: to use an old-style Afghan “box camera" to document how life has changed under Taliban rule. This ...

People struggle to find food," Atazada said. "But I have to hand it to the Taliban that security has improved under this government," Atazada said, echoing a sentiment shared by the other young Kabul ...

The Afghan girls national soccer team left Afghanistan after the Taliban overtook the capital city of Kabul in 2021. The team is named Ayenda FC—ayenda is the Farsi word for future. Ayenda, ...

Is this the last time you’ll hear from me? It could be, as the Taliban’s crackdown on all of our rights has extended to internet technology. A ban on fiber optic internet has begun its slow trickle ...