In this special coverage, Global Voices is publishing stories of nine Afghan girls who share how the Taliban restrictions have affected their lives and what hopes they bear for the future.

Note: This story is part of a series of coverage from the first week of the 2026 UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). Read Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. The fourth day of the Commission ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — They wandered through the museum, listening attentively as their guide explained the antiquities in display cabinets. It could have been any tour group, anywhere in the world ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maryam, a young Afghan on her first day of training to become a tour guide, helps 82-year-old Australian tourist Suzanne Sandral ...

The U.N. mission to Afghanistan also said it has recorded an almost constant stream of discriminatory edicts and measures against women since the Taliban takeover — women’s right to travel or work ...

Rashid Khan has said he would "definitely," like to see an Afghanistan women's team in the future but the decision to ratify one is out of his hands. This is the first time Rashid has made a statement ...