THE Taliban has legalised domestic violence in Afghanistan in a terrifying new assault on women’s rights. Signed off by ...

Domestic violence that does not result in 'broken bones or open wounds' is now legal in Afghanistan under the Taliban's new ...

Under the Taliban’s penal code, which includes 119 articles, published on January 7, 2026, the penalty for animal abuse ...

Afghanistan’s new laws, signed by the Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, give animals ‘more rights’ than women as they legalise domestic violence.

New Taliban penal code puts husbands on par with ‘slave masters’ and legalises domestic violence - A Kabul-based legal ...

Women and children are disproportionately harmed, with the regulations normalising violence against women and prioritises ...

The Taliban’s governance remains deeply controversial. Since returning to power in 2021, the group has imposed sweeping restrictions on women and girls and enforcing strict social rules.

Afghanistan's International Olympic Committee member Samira Asghari has told AFP that the Taliban authorities need to realise that if they are ever to be accepted internationally they must respect the ...

Women comprise less than a fifth of specialised physicians in the country, new decree risks shutting Afghan women out of ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- When the Taliban seized power, the operator of the only women's shelter in a northern Afghan city ran away. Left abandoned were 20 women who had fled a variety of domestic ...

As earthquakes devastated parts of Afghanistan in late August, Taliban officials asked aid agencies to send more female health workers to assist female survivors. They also briefly barred female U.N.