US labels Afghanistan ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a "state sponsor of wrongful detention" in a release on...

UN calls for assessment of restrictions on women in Afghanistan

The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, has called for an assessment of the Taliban's stringent...

Afghanistan women reiterate call for access to schools, varsities

More than two years have passed since Taliban banned girls from studying beyond sixth grade in Afghanistan and there...

"Afghan women's participation in social spheres important"

According to Neumann, restrictions on women in Afghanistan are crushing the hopes of half of Afghan citizens and...

"Restrictions on women would delay Kabul's intl relations"

Patel said: "We have seen this now time and time again - denying them education, denying them the ability to work,...

UN expresses concerns over existing restrictions on Afghan women

President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission, Hala Mazyad Al-Tuwaijri, at the UN Human Rights Council, said Saudi...

US condemns Taliban's decision to ban women from universities

US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price called education an "internationally recognized human right" and warned...