KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For six hours every day after school, Nahideh works in a cemetery, collecting water from a nearby ...

Afghanistan's Taliban government banned girls from secondary school and university three years ago – the only country in the ...

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all ...

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all ...

Horror as man, 45, allowed to marry girl, 6 The girl will move into the man's house once she reaches the age of nine, in a case that has horrified the world ...

Since returning to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban have imposed harsh measures, banning women from public places and girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade.

A six-year-old girl was allegedly sold by her father in Afghanistan and then married to the 45-year-old man, who had paid money for her. The man already has two other wives. The incident took ...

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The Namo Lakshmi Yojana in Gujarat supports girls from low-income families with financial aid for schooling from Classes 9 to 12. Launched in February 2024, the scheme has reduced dropouts ...