The Taliban has codified slavery and formalized a class-based justice system in Afghanistan through a newly approved criminal procedure code signed by its supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Legal ...

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Afghanistan’s stance on slavery has undergone a dramatic legal reversal in recent years. Under the Taliban’s current governance, since 2021, the country’s new ...

Aug. 15: The Taliban march into Kabul, returning to power after two decades as internationally backed President Ashraf Ghani flees the country. Aug. 26: Islamic State group suicide bombers and gunmen ...

This article first appeared in our partner site, Independent Persian Taliban supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has issued a directive ordering authorities across Afghanistan to identify and ...

As the autumn semester begins in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has informed public and private universities that, following a review by a committee of Taliban clerics, ...

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Over the past decade, Iran has witnessed repeated waves of mass protest most notably in 2009, 2017-18, 2019, and the recent women-led uprisings sparked by state violence and morality policing. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [AFP via Getty Images] It was a piece of audio obtained by the BBC that revealed what worries the Taliban's leader most. Not an ...

Last week, as the Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid triumphantly declared 2025 “a year of diplomatic success,” the claim was received with predictable laud from the movement’s echo chambers. But ...

Here is a look at key dates since the Taliban returned to power four years ago, as United States and NATO forces withdrew from the country: Aug. 15: The Taliban march into Kabul, returning to power ...