Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth plays the Washington suit game in his own way, but he's got another kind of unusual look — ...

Centered on the theme of "Accelerating the Achievement of Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women," this year’s session focused on reviewing the progress made in the 30 years since the adoption ...

In August 2021, the world watched as the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan, sweeping away two decades of progress toward democracy, human rights and gender equality. While international ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

KABUL—Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial ...

In February 2020, they announced the Doha Accords — heavily skewed in the Taliban’s favour — virtually accepting the narrative that the Taliban were the representatives of Afghanistan ...

In 2020, Afghanistan had 25 contracted women football players, most of whom now live in Australia. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

Many players from the Afghanistan women's team fled the country at the time for fear of persecution after the Taliban took control of the Afghan government. Sign up here. The women's team has ...

Until Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan, women like Fatima were able to freely sell their hair to be made into wigs, bringing in crucial cash. But a ban last year has forced the 28 ...

KABUL: Afghanistan Women’s National Team (AWNT) players in exile urged athletes worldwide to stand in solidarity with them as they fight for their right to compete after being excluded from ...

As It Happens5:59Former Afghan women's soccer captain fights for team's chance to compete in World Cup Khalida Popal, the former captain of Afghanistan's national women's football team ...

For a decade, Amina worked across Afghanistan, training women to take on leadership roles. Now, she sits in a cramped cement-block apartment in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, fearful of what ...