Taliban Women

• Many Afghan women pushing back against Taliban face-covering orders

  Many women in the Afghan capital are delaying a return to fully covering their faces in public in defiance of orders from Islamist Taliban rulers.

  World

  May 11
  
• Taliban’s latest rules: Parks segregated by sex, media access cut, men’s grooming policed

  The Taliban appears to be turning back the clock with restrictive guidelines in Afghanistan, especially for women living under the regime.

  World

  Mar 29
  
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• Afghan-Canadian woman in Taliban captivity following gunpoint arrest

  Nadima Noor, an Afghan-Canadian woman who was working on humanitarian aid projects in Afghanistan, was arrested and has been held captive by the Taliban since Feb. 13.

  Canada

  Mar 7
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• Afghan prime minister says Taliban not to blame for deepening crisis

  The half-hour audio played on state-run media was the first such public address by Mohammed Hassan Akhund since the Taliban captured Kabul.

  World

  Nov 27, 2021
• Afghanistan minister won’t commit to girls’ schooling despite international demand

  The new Taliban administration has pushed to build relations with other countries to help stave off a catastrophic economic crisis.

  World

  Oct 12, 2021
• Afghanistan’s Taliban nightmare — and how women are resisting

  With the Taliban back in power, courageous Afghan women are speaking out about their dreams and their future.

  Features

  Oct 9, 2021
• 200 Afghans, mostly women escape Afghanistan with help of Canadian charity

  Nearly 100 girls have managed to flee to Pakistan with their families after failing to get out of Kabul before the airport was closed.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2021