Taliban

Taking on the Taliban: The need to end gender apartheid in Afghanistan

We focus on how Afghanistan under the Taliban, has literally become hell on earth for women and girls. Annette Young meets Fawzia Koofi, a women's rights activist and a former member of…

2 days ago

by Abiodun Ogundairo

ICC arrest warrants for Taliban ‘long overdue’, Afghan women’s rights activist Seraj says

Prominent Afghan women's rights activist Mahbouba Seraj, on the day the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor announced that he was seeking arrest warrants against senior Taliban leaders over the persecution of women…

3 days ago

World

Taliban poppy ban leaves Afghan farmers angry, jobless

The ban on growing opium poppy has had devastating consequences for Afghanistan's rural population. The Taliban have yet to offer alternatives, and calls for international aid are growing louder.…

2 months ago

World

Women protest Taliban ban online

Women in Afghanistan have been barred from going to university, attending school and almost every other area of public life. Now the Taliban have banned them from raising their voices in public,…

4 months ago

World

Afghans await relocation 3 years since Taliban takeover

A former Afghan prosecutor told DW that his visa application for Germany has been turned down. The decision, he says, has prolonged his stay in Pakistan and exposed his life to further…

5 months ago

World

Taliban ban UN human rights rapporteur in Afghanistan

Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have ruled Afghanistan under Sharia law. It has banned the education of girls beyond the sixth grade. Human rights groups have described the situation as…

5 months ago

World

Afghan life remains dire as Taliban mark 3 years of rule

No country has so far officially recognized the Taliban as Afghanistan's government due to their hard-line policies. But the group has managed to establish de facto diplomatic ties with several country.…

5 months ago

World

UN condemns Taliban crackdown on girls’ education

Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have ruled Afghanistan under Sharia law. It has banned the education of girls beyond the sixth grade. Human rights groups have described the situation as…

6 months ago

World

UN condemns Taliban crackdown on girls’ education

Since taking power in 2021, the Taliban have ruled Afghanistan under Sharia law. It has banned the education of girls beyond the sixth grade. Human rights groups have described the situation as…

7 months ago

World

US to review Afghan peace deal with Taliban

The new US administration has announced a review of last year's Afghan peace deal with the Taliban. It would also assess whether the Islamist group was holding up their end of the…

4 years ago

News·World

Afghan youth fear Taliban return will roll back Kandahar’s progress

Once the epicentre of the Taliban’s iron-fisted Islamist government, Kandahar city in Afghanistan's restive south is slowly transforming into a vibrant urban centre. But the city's youth fear hard-earned freedoms are on…

4 years ago

News·World

1 2 3 … 6 Next

Taliban

Taking on the Taliban: The need to end gender apartheid in Afghanistan

ICC arrest warrants for Taliban ‘long overdue’, Afghan women’s rights activist Seraj says

Taliban poppy ban leaves Afghan farmers angry, jobless

Women protest Taliban ban online

Afghans await relocation 3 years since Taliban takeover

Taliban ban UN human rights rapporteur in Afghanistan

Afghan life remains dire as Taliban mark 3 years of rule

UN condemns Taliban crackdown on girls’ education

UN condemns Taliban crackdown on girls’ education

US to review Afghan peace deal with Taliban

Afghan youth fear Taliban return will roll back Kandahar’s progress

Products

Lifestyle

News

Sports