What kind of power-sharing formula could emerge from an Afghan peace settlement? Experts say the answer is likely a local Sunni version of the Islamic Republic of Iran -- a republican system with a thick theocratic layer.
A leading rights watchdog in Afghanistan has documented a dramatic drop in girls’ education in two provinces where the Taliban controls large swathes of rural territories and is battling government forces for more.
The Afghan government and Taliban militants remain far apart on even the most basic issues a week into talks meant to end two decades of a war that has killed tens of thousands of people, diplomats and negotiators say.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai says that "there should be no compromise" on the right to education for Afghan girls in ongoing peace negotiations between the government and Taliban militants.
A series of recent high-profile rape and child sexual abuse cases in Pakistan has spurred a debate over how to curb the incidence of violent crimes that mostly target women and children.
The Taliban militant group on September 20 demanded the creation of an "elite religious council" to replace democratic means of selecting Afghanistan's leaders in a future Islamic system.
The top members of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee have urged Afghanistan’s leaders to preserve the “advances” of women as Kabul negotiates a peace deal with the Taliban aimed at ending the nearly 19-year war.
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has approved the inclusion of a mother’s name in the country’s national identity cards. For years activists have fought for the change, which experts see as an important step toward gender equality. The father's name is already included.
Workers in Afghanistan's Herat Province are still producing silk the traditional way, separating the fabric from the silkworm cocoons in boiling pots and weaving on wooden looms.
Millions of students in Pakistan returned to classes on September 15 after a break of six months, as schools and colleges began to reopen for the first time since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Pakistani authorities on September 14 arrested a suspect in a gang-rape case that led to nationwide outrage after a police official appeared to blame the victim because she was driving at night without a male companion.
By sharing with her 17,000 followers on social media her sense of style that comprises a mix of East and West heavily influenced by Afghan, Pakistani, and Indian designs, Safia’s goal is to place her country, Afghanistan, on the fashion map.
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