Taliban

After the group retook power in the country in 2021, it banned poppy cultivation. Now it's tearing the plants out, field by field. But farmers and workers worry there's no money in other crops.

Male anchors in Afghanistan are wearing masks on air in solidarity with their female colleagues. This is the latest Taliban order to threaten the freedoms and careers of Afghan women.

The decree, which calls for women in Afghanistan to show only their eyes and recommends they wear the burqa, evoked similar restrictions during the Taliban's previous rule.

For 9 months, teen girls have been pretty much unable to go to school. Protests have been shut down. Now clerics — including some affiliated with the Taliban – are urging an end to the school ban.

The rulers' decision — reneging on a previous promise — came at the start of the new school year in Afghanistan and risks further alienating the international community.

The family of Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, killed during a Taliban attack in Afghanistan last year, are seeking legal action at the International Criminal Court

After six months of Taliban rule, many Afghans say they fear for their economic future of lack of personal freedoms.

While Afghanistan has never been safe for LGBTQ people, activist Basira Paigham says she did enjoy some level of community before the Taliban seized control of Kabul in August.

A new U.N. report finds that "more than two-thirds" of those who died were victims of extrajudicial killings by the Taliban or its affiliates.

The U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan last year. U.S. military vets are coming together to help the Afghans who did so much for them. Hear about Operation North Star.