At hospitals, at seminaries and on buses, the Taliban is stepping up enforcement of rules on women's dress in the city of ...

The Taliban has passed a law that allows men to beat their wives as long as it does not cause “broken bones or open wounds”.

Mujahid clarified that the Taliban would show sympathy and possibly cooperate with Iran if requested, but the group is not ...

The Taliban's new 119-article penal code, De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama, legalises wife-beating and creates a four-tier caste ...

Women are treated in the new penal code as being on the same level as "slaves", with provisions allowing either "slave masters" or husbands to administer discretionary punishment, including beatings, ...

The new rules make it difficult for women to secure justice. A woman must prove the abuse in court, which includes showing her injuries to a judge while remaining fully covered. She must also be ...

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

The Taliban has formalised some of its most hardline policies through a newly introduced 90-page criminal code, raising ...

In a new rule in Afghanistan under Taliban government, women are categorized as slaves, who would not get any protection from ...

The criminal code is reportedly called De Mahakumu Jazaai Osulnama and was distributed across courts in Afghanistan.

Nearly five years after reclaiming power, the Taliban has introduced a sweeping 90-page penal code that is drawing intense criticism from rights advocates worldwide. Signed by the group’s supreme ...

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government said on Tuesday it had released three ...