Taliban marks two years since return to power Afghanistan's Taliban government has marked the second anniversary of their takeover of the country with celebrations and a public holiday, issuing a defiant statement commemorating … World • 15 Aug
Taliban order will shut thousands of Afghan salons Thousands of beauty salons across Afghanistan were due to close permanently following an order by Taliban authorities that cuts off one of the few revenue … World • 25 Jul
Afghan women protest against beauty parlour ban Security officials have shot into the air and used firehoses to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities … World • 19 Jul
Taliban order closure of beauty parlours in latest curb Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, forcing the closure of thousands of businesses run by … World • 04 Jul
Taliban: Ban on women working for UN an internal matter The decision to ban Afghan women from working for the United Nations is an "internal social matter", the country's Taliban authorities have said, a day … World • 28 Apr
Afghan women 'most repressed in the world' - UN Afghanistan under the Taliban government is the "most repressive country in the world" for women's rights, with authorities effectively trapping women and girls in their … World • 08 Mar
Just 54 Afghan family members approved through scheme The majority of Afghan citizens living in Ireland who applied to a Government scheme to bring vulnerable relatives fleeing the Taliban to safety are still … Ireland • 16 Dec 22
Taliban confirms floggings for theft and 'moral crimes' Three women and 11 men have been flogged on the orders of an Afghan court after they were found guilty of theft and "moral crimes", … World • 23 Nov 22
Taliban orders full enforcement of Islamic law Afghanistan's supreme leader has ordered judges to fully enforce aspects of Islamic law that include public executions, stonings and floggings, and the amputation of limbs … Asia • 14 Nov 22
US announces Taliban sanctions over treatment of women The United States has announced new sanctions against the Taliban as punishment for its repressive treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan. World • 12 Oct 22
UN worried about 'dramatic collapse' of Afghan economy Afghanistan's formal economy has suffered a "catastrophic collapse" since the Taliban came to power, wiping out in less than a year what had taken 10 … Business • 06 Oct 22
20 students, mostly women, die in bomb attack in Kabul At least 20 people, mostly young women, have been killed in a bomb attack at an education centre in Afghanistan's capital Kabul where hundreds of … World • 30 Sep 22
Taliban celebrate anniversary of US troop withdrawal The Taliban have declared today a national holiday and decorated the capital with coloured lights to celebrate the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led … World • 31 Aug 22
At least 21 killed in blast at Kabul mosque At least 21 people were killed after a blast tore through a Kabul mosque during evening prayers yesterday, Kabul police said. World • 18 Aug 22
World 'must not forget' Afghan women and girls, says UN The United Nations has implored the world to not forget the plight of Afghanistan's women and children despite other international crises, one year after the … World • 15 Aug 22
Afghanistan: Major challenges a year after troops left A year after US and Western forces withdrew from Afghanistan, Fiona Mitchell looks at the challenges facing the country. World • 14 Aug 22
Taliban fighters fire in air to disperse Kabul protest Taliban fighters beat women protesters and fired into the air as they violently dispersed a rare rally in the Afghan capital, days ahead of the … World • 13 Aug 22
Taliban cleric killed by bomb hidden in artificial leg A prominent Taliban cleric, Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani, was killed today in an attack in a seminary in Kabul, Afghanistan when the attacker detonated explosives hidden … World • 11 Aug 22
Afghan women being 'erased from public life' An exiled former member of the Afghan parliament has told an urgent debate at the UN Human Rights Council that women there are in danger … World • 01 Jul 22
'Stop interfering in Afghanistan', says Taliban leader The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has called for the world to stop telling them how to run Afghanistan, insisting sharia law was the … World • 01 Jul 22
Afghan male TV presenters wear masks in protest Seconds before he presents a news bulletin, Afghan television anchor Nisar Nabil puts on a black mask as a symbolic protest against the Taliban authorities … World • 26 May 22
Female TV presenters cover faces on air in Afghanistan Female presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels went on air today with their faces covered, a day after defying a Taliban order to conceal their … Afghanistan • 22 May 22
TV presenters defy Taliban and show their faces on air Female presenters on Afghanistan's leading TV channels have gone on air without covering their faces, defying a Taliban order that they conceal their appearance. World • 21 May 22
Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise govt Afghanistan's supreme leader has called again for the international community to recognise the Taliban government, saying the world had become a "small village" and proper … World • 29 Apr 22
At least six dead as explosions hit school in Kabul At least six people were killed after three blasts hit a boys' school in a Shia Hazara district of the Afghan capital, police said. World • 19 Apr 22
