The situation facing Afghan women and girls is a test of our shared commitment to human rights, justice, and equality.

Rachel Lehr says Afghan women are much less liberated than American women. “They value interdependence rather than the independence which we value in American culture,” said Lehr, a research scholar ...

Fahim Hashimy is an Afghan filmmaker and founder of the Ghan International Film Festival Australia. He spoke to Markela ...

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Most of us know or have heard about how badly women are treated in Afghanistan. Schools and jobs are not open to them, especially in culturally-conservative rural areas. So when they see American ...

But all that was taken away when the Taliban swept into power in 2021. They banned girls over the age of 12 from getting an ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Afghan Cultural Society held a grand opening to celebrate its very first office space in Minneapolis on Thursday. "I am just full of love right now. We are very fortunate to be here ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A female-led radio station in northeastern Afghani-stan has resumed its broadcasts after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a ...

This article explores the process leading to the Afghan government's decision to implement a prohibition and eradication of opium in the northeastern province of Badakhshan. It explores why Daud chose ...

As the autumn semester begins in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has informed public and private universities that, following a review by a committee of Taliban clerics, ...

Beyond the large, bright windows at the Afghan Cultural Society, immigrant-owned restaurants and colorful murals line a bustling Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis. Peek inside, and there's a calmer scene: ...