Australia’s special envoy for Afghanistan says violence against women is more entrenched and widespread there than anywhere

On Nov. 5, The Wellesley Centers for Women International Scholar in Residence, Pashtana Durrani, brought her world tour to Wellesley College to share her story of educating thousands of women and girls in Afghanistan through her nonprofit LEARN Afghan.

The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan ordered female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burka – a full Islamic veil - to enter public health facilities in the western city of Herat, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) says.

UN human rights rapporteur Richard Bennett said violence against women in Afghanistan is “unacceptable,” urging greater

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. But there was something unusual about this one.

Zahra Joya is an award-winning Afghan journalist and the founder of Rukhshana Media, an online news outlet reporting on the daily realities of women’s

Spain will host the third "Hear Our Voice" conference on Afghanistan’s women’s rights in Madrid on December, focusing on justice