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At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of Herat.
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have introduced a sweeping new penal code that rights groups warn effectively legalises domestic violence and
Mujahid clarified that the Taliban would show sympathy and possibly cooperate with Iran if requested, but the group is not committing to joining a retaliatory war against the US. The Taliban will aid
The Taliban has quietly enacted a new penal code that allows husbands to physically punish their wives and children as long as it doesn't cause broken bones or open wounds. The Rawadari human rights
Pakistan said it carried out cross-border strikes on seven militant sites inside Afghanistan in a "retributive response” to recent suicide attacks claimed by Afghan-backed extremists, as tensions escalated between the two South Asian neighbors.
The Taliban's new 119-article penal code, De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama, legalises wife-beating and creates a four-tier caste system. Know the chilling details of Afghanistan's 2026 human rights crisis.
The Taliban’s new 90-page criminal code introduces class-based justice, weak penalties for abuse and repeals Afghanistan’s 2009 law protecting women from violence.
KARACHI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Pakistan said it launched strikes on militant targets in Afghanistan after blaming recent suicide bombings, including assaults during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on fighters it said were operating from its neighbour's territory.
Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released three Pakistani soldiers captured during border clashes in October, in a move