Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada defended the recent public executions as part of Islamic law, rejecting Western criticism and emphasizing the comprehensive nature of Islam beyond mere rituals.

The Afghan Taliban, in line with their hardline Islamic fundamentalist teachings, have reinforced their media ban on the ...

Rights groups and the UN condemned the killings. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has previously rejected the need for Western laws in Afghanistan. In an audio clip released Sunday by the ...

Since the start of the school year in March, Afghan boys have been required to wear new uniforms of turbans and long tunics, ...

Movement in Afghanistan continues to fight for women's rights, justice, and freedom, defying Taliban oppression through ...

Rights groups and the U.N. condemned the killings. Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has previously rejected the need for Western laws in Afghanistan. In an audio clip released Sunday by the ...

The Taliban government's education ministry cites strengthening discipline, masking social inequalities and promoting what ...