Afghanistan remains the only country in the world that prohibits girls and women from getting general education at secondary ...

A U.N. report says dozens of its female Afghan staff have received death threats related to their work. The U.N. report ...

The US government’s own watchdog, SIGAR, was able to track $10.9 million going to the Taliban-run government between August 2021 and May 2023, in the form of taxes, fees, duties and utilities.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Monday over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and ...

With no option for higher education, many girls and women are turning to madrassas instead. The only learning allowed “Since the schools are closed to girls, they see this as an opportunity ...

"I didn't have a lot of thoughts on Afghanistan in particular," said Nines, who was 7 months old when U.S. troops first arrived there. "I honestly just had the notion of I wanted to serve, and ...

In this photograph taken on April 11, 2017, US soldiers take up positions during an ongoing an operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in the Achin district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province.

Afghanistan and the United States on Tuesday signed a deal to allow some US troops to stay in the country next year, signaling that new President Ashraf Ghani intends to mend frayed ties with ...