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In August 2021 the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, and since then secondary education for girls in the country has been banned. However, there have been reports of clandestine girls’ schools operating despite the ban. Teenage girls are reportedly taking extraordinary risks to attend lessons. Their teachers bravely share knowledge,…

Members of the United Nations Security Council remained divided Monday over whether to exempt some of Afghanistan's Taliban officials from a travel ban, diplomatic sources said. Under a 2011 Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban leaders are subject to a sanctions regime that includes asset freezes and travel bans, AFP said.…

The "Fly With Me" kite festival was created as a show of solidarity with the people of Afghanistan to mark one year since the country fell to the Taliban.

Music, poetry and dance were showcased to show solidarity with the country’s people.

Lawyers say the woman, who is in hiding in Pakistan with her son, will be killed if sent back to Afghanistan

"I wanted to express sympathy by flying kites"

Lawyers said the woman known as Y and her son fled Afghanistan and are currently hiding in Pakistan.

The US proposes reimposing the travel ban on seven of 13 Taliban members, and keeping the exemption for six others.

The rumbling of engines echoed across the valley at dusk, as scores of men with mismatched camouflage and mud-caked Kalashnikovs descended into the town in northern Afghanistan. Many had driven hours down the snow-capped mountains to reach the town and join forces with Mawlawi Mahdi Mujahid, a former Shiite commander…