The former captain of an Afghan national women's football team has said the game saved her life, after fleeing the country ...

The Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras in Kabul will reduce crime but there are fears for human rights. ... Taliban officials refused to answer BBC questions about where they sourced the equipment.

The BBC spent the day with women across Afghanistan to understand what life is like under the Taliban government since it took power in 2021. Taliban decrees seek to silence women in public, bar ...

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The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned chess until further notice due to fears the game is a source of gambling. Officials said the game has been prohibited indefinitely until its ...

The Taliban government declined to respond to a BBC request for comment on the advocate's remarks. They have previously said they respect women's rights in accordance with their interpretation of ...

However, it does not have its own police force and so relies on member states to carry out any arrests.

The Taliban has told the BBC it will "endeavour" to release two British nationals who have been arrested and held in Afghanistan "as soon as possible". Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75 ...

Malala Yousafzai has urged Muslim leaders to challenge the Taliban government in Afghanistan and its repressive policies for girls and women. "Simply put, the Taliban in Afghanistan do not see ...

The Taliban say 90,000 CCTV cameras in Kabul will reduce crime but there are fears for human rights. ... The BBC are the first international journalists allowed to see the system in action.