Population growth, the climate crisis and relentless over-extraction have depleted groundwater levels, experts say.

As salons are banned and jobs vanish, Afghan women find precarious ways to survive under strict Taliban mandates.

Peter and Barbie Reynolds have been held for over five months… without sunlight, in degrading and life-threatening conditions,” the experts stated.

The couple were taken from their home in Afghanistan on Feb. 1, and were being held in a maximum security prison.

In a landmark move for global gender justice, systemic persecution of Afghan women under Taliban rule is now formally ...

The BBC spent the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what life is like under the Taliban government since it took power in 2021 Taliban decrees seek to silence women in public, bar ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sahar Fetrat a researcher at Human Rights Watch, about the lives of women in Afghanistan now, as the Taliban continue to limit their presence in public life.

For some, Taliban rule means a life in hiding. For others, it brought a long-awaited homecoming. Still others are just hoping for a lasting peace.