Some Afghan girls return to school, others face anxious wait
The new Taliban ministry of education gave a statement that gave no indication of when girls might be able to go back to their classes.
'This is how we dress': Afghan women overseas pose in colourful attire
Posing in colourful attire, Afghan women staged an online protest on Twitter using #DoNotTouchMyClothes to denounce a new dress code introduced by the Taliban
EU's chief executive warns against 'pandemic of the unvaccinated'
The pace of vaccination against COVID-19 must be quickened to avert 'a pandemic of the unvaccinated', says EU chief Ursula von der Leyen
Environmental threats are biggest challenge to human rights -UN
The U.N.'s rights chief's remarks come at the opening session of the Sept. 13-Oct.8 session of the Human Rights Council, where climate change themes were expected to be central
Taliban breaking promises including over women, says U.N.
U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet says Afghan women have been progressively excluded from the public sphere since Taliban took power
Greece plans firm hand on Afghan migrants, wants more EU help
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has brought fears of a replay of 2015 when nearly a million Syrians, Iraqis and Afghans fled to Europe by crossing to Greece from Turkey
Taliban say women can study at university but classes must be segregated
The issue of women's education has been one of the central questions facing the Taliban as they seek to persuade the world that they have changed
'Unbearable sorrow': Americans reflect on 20th anniversary of Sept. 11
The 20 year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks mark what many view as a turning point in U.S. history, a day that gave Americans a sense of vulnerability and that irreversibly changed U.S. politics
On 9/11 anniversary, Afghans blame departed US forces for their woes
After 20 years, U.S. forces left Afghanistan last month, triggering the the Taliban's rapid return to power
OPINION: How language changed laws and norms after 9/11
The Patriot Act claimed vast powers for law enforcement and further confused the lines between war and justice, privileging security over civil liberties