New Taliban Decree on Divorce Formalizes Child Marriage, U.N. Warns

A new Afghan law requires girls to wait until puberty before seeking to get out of a marriage. It also requires mediation for ...

UN gravely concerned by an Afghan Taliban law that has provisions on child marriage

The United Nations has criticized a new Afghan law on separation in marriage, saying it entrenches discrimination against women and girls ...

British Media Argues Afghan Men Have No Choice But To Sell Off Daughters

A Tuesday post from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is accused of depicting the Afghan fathers “forced” to sell ...

Afghan women's refugee team returning to international cricket after Taliban exclusion

Afghanistan’s displaced female cricketers will tour England next month, a landmark moment on a five-year journey to rebuild their careers and remain part of the game following their exclusion from ...
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Pakistan based Shahzad Bhatti identified as mastermind of 'Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan'

Pakistan-based gangster Shahzad Bhatti has been identified as the mastermind behind Tehreek-e-Taliban Hindustan. Delhi Police ...

Taliban legalizes sick child marriages with special rules for ‘virgin girls’ in Afghanistan

The Taliban has formally legitimized child marriages under a twisted new family law decree that sets out rules for marriages ...

Death toll rises to 14 police officers in Pakistan suicide attack on security outpost

Authorities report that the death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest Pakistan has risen to 14 police officers. A self-proclaimed splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban has ...
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Death Toll Rises to 14 in a Pakistan Suicide Attack Claimed by a Pakistani Taliban Splinter Group

Death Toll Rises to 14 in a Pakistan Suicide Attack Claimed by a Pakistani Taliban Splinter Group PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The death toll from a suicide attack on a security post in northwest ...