Hindustan Times

Women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan is ongoing humanitarian calamity

That's what most people think when it comes to the topic of the women's rights crisis under the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan. But this only tells part of the story. Focusing on the word "rights" ...
The Conversation

The women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan is an ongoing humanitarian calamity

Where is one of worst places to be a woman? Afghanistan. That’s what most people think when it comes to the topic of the women’s rights crisis under the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan. But this only ...
The New York Times

New Taliban Decree on Divorce Formalizes Child Marriage, U.N. Warns

A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for women seeking to escape an abusive husband. By Elian Peltier Reporting ...
kcra.com

Uncertainty among Sacramento-area Afghan community as end of protected status nears

COULD POSSIBLY BE IMPACTED BY THE DECISION. WEEKS AWAY FROM THE END OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR AFGHANISTAN. SACRAMENTO AREA IMMIGRANTS ARE FEELING UNEASY ABOUT WHAT THIS COULD POTENTIALLY MEAN ...
Indiatimes

India vs Afghanistan Squad Announcement Highlights: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return for ODIs; no Ravindra Jadeja in Test or ODI squads

India vs Afghanistan Squad Announcement Highlights: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday unveiled the squad for the upcoming Test match and three-match ODI series against ...
Hindustan Times

India squad for Afghanistan series: Pant removed as vice-captain, Bumrah rested as BCCI hands 4 maiden call-ups

India squad announcement: The selectors announced the squad for the Test and ODI series against Afghanistan, making several notable changes across both formats. Four players received maiden call-ups ...
The Guardian

Taliban ‘legitimising child marriage’ with new law, activists warn

Up to 70% of girls may be in early or forced marriages but law now makes divorce impossible if husbands disagree Child marriage appears to have been legally recognised for the first time by the ...
Los Angeles Times

After 40 years, the Afghan Whigs still sound like no one else — and they’re not done yet

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For fans of the Afghan Whigs, the first half of 2026 has been a glorious time. The beloved Cincinnati-born band is ...
NPR

A new Taliban law opens the door to child marriage even further

Child marriage has long been a problem in Afghanistan. A 2021 UNICEF report estimated that 28% of Afghan women aged 15–49 years were married before the age of 18. A new decree issued by the Taliban's ...
BBC

Seven Afghan men charged over child sexual exploitation

Seven men have been charged with a total of 40 offences as part of an investigation into group-based child exploitation. Norfolk Police said the men - six aged 20 and one aged 21 - were all Afghan ...
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Selling children to survive: Afghan fathers forced to make impossible choices

As dawn breaks, hundreds of men gather at a dusty square in Chaghcharan, the capital of Ghor province in Afghanistan. They line the roadside hoping someone will come along offering any work. It will ...