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U.S. Afghan Envoy Urges Taliban To Ensure Women's Rights In 'All Aspects Of Society'

Artists' Calling: Barred From Class, Afghan Sisters Get Drawing Lessons By Phone

Since the Taliban took power in August, women and girls have been shut out of most parts of public life as the regime formulates policies under its strict interpretation of Islamic law. For two sisters in Kandahar, that has meant the end of the art classes they loved.

France's Macron Says Europeans Working To Open Diplomatic Mission In Kabul

'Tortured From Head To Toe': Taliban Accused Of Killing Afghan Man Over Critical Facebook Post

Taliban Releases Decree On Women's Rights But Says Nothing About Education, Work

‘No Reason To Stay’: Taliban Repression, Economic Collapse Accelerate Exodus From Afghanistan

'The Only Option Left': My Escape From Afghanistan

Judge, Jury, And Executioner: Taliban Brings Afghanistan’s Justice System Under Its Thumb

U.S. Pledges Support For Afghan Humanitarian Aid At Talks With Taliban

Afghans Complain Of Beatings, Harassment As Taliban Inspects Smartphones

Taliban Meets EU Delegation In Qatar Ahead Of Talks With United States

In The Balance: Urgent Calls For Taliban, UNESCO To Safeguard Famed Minaret

'We Are Hungry': Afghan Schools Left Without Teachers As Instructors Struggle To Survive

The Taliban Takes Power And The Lights Go Off In Central Afghanistan

A power crisis in the central Afghan province of Ghor is making life there even more difficult. Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in mid-August, the state electricity company Breshna has been unable to keep diesel power generators going in the provincial capital of Feroz Koh.

Former Members Of Afghan Special Forces, Commandos Issue Plea To U.S. For Help

Afghan Poppy Crops Continue To Grow, Despite Talk Of Taliban Ban

After the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August, the group's leaders said they would put an end to the cultivation of opium poppies in the country, but they have yet to enact those plans. In the Marja district of Helmand Province, poppy cultivation continues to expand amid an economic crisis.

Taliban Renews Call For Washington To Release Afghan Funds Amid Major Humanitarian Crisis

‘No Water And Nothing To Eat’: Afghans Suffer Extreme Shocks From Global Climate Change

'They Sold Everything': Facing Hunger, Afghans In Ghor Province Give Up Belongings For Food

Since the Taliban takeover in August, Afghanistan's economy has been collapsing while a severe drought has worsened the risk of hunger in much of the country. Afghans like Homaira, a young resident of Ghor Province, are selling off their possessions just to buy food.

Blast Kills Afghan TV Journalist in Shi'ite Neighborhood Of Kabul