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Taliban legalizes slavery, steps up suppression of women and girls: ‘Slide farther backwards’

The Taliban has codified slavery and formalized a class-based justice system in Afghanistan through a newly approved criminal procedure code signed by its supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Legal ...
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Taliban minister confronted over women’s rights during rare press conference for female journalists

The Taliban’s foreign minister faced questions on Afghan girls and women being banned from education and work as he sat down for a rare press conference in Delhi on Sunday, attended by women ...
Human Rights Watch

Taliban’s Mandatory Burqa in Herat Assaults Women’s Autonomy

The Taliban in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat have recently banned women doctors, patients, and healthcare workers from entering hospitals without wearing a burqa. On November 10, 2025, ...
The Diplomat

Taliban Officials Are No Longer ‘Acting’

India’s Worrying Plans for Dams on Transboundary Rivers Shared with Bangladesh The Taliban’s Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhunzada has told officials to stop using the words “acting,” “interim,” or ...
Long War Journal

Taliban denounces International Criminal Court warrant for emir, chief justice

Taliban Emir Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada (left) and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani (right). The Taliban rejected arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for its emir, ...