Finland to halt development aid to Afghanistan after Taliban takeover
Afghanistan was Finland's largest partner for development aid prior to the Taliban takeover
Evacuation flights restart from Kabul as Taliban hold first press conference
During the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule, women could not work and punishments such as public stoning, whipping and hanging were administered.
UNICEF 'quite optimistic' after Taliban comments on girls' education, official says
The Taliban did not allow women to work or attend school when they previously ruled Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001
Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics
There are fears that government offices and aid agencies may fail to secure databases, leaving people vulnerable to attacks
Taliban's Afghanistan takeover presents fresh challenge for social media companies
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan poses a new challenge for tech companies on handling content created by a group considered to be terrorists
UK to launch resettlement scheme for vulnerable Afghans
Boris Johnson is expected to announce a new resettlement scheme for Afghans, especially women and girls, which will be separate from the UK's asylum system
Afghanistan's gender gap by numbers
Statistics show that Afghanistan is one of the most challenging places in the world to be a woman
Merkel says Germany may need to rescue 10,000 people from Afghanistan
Merkel said those needing evacuation included 2,500 Afghan support staff as well as human rights activists, lawyers and others whom the government sees as being at risk if they remained in the country
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
Many Afghans fear the Taliban will return to past harsh practices, where women could not work and punishments such as stoning, whipping and hanging were administered
Floggings to forced marriages - women's freedoms under threat from Taliban
Politician Fawzia Koofi, one of the few women involved in peace negotiations and a vocal critic of the Taliban, said women are being forced to marry fighters and banned from leaving home without a male companion