The closure of Afghanistan and Pakistan borders since October has severely impacted millions of residents and thousands of ...

The Taliban has issued a new law on divorce that explicitly acknowledges child marriage is permitted in Afghanistan. Two former child brides told RFE/RL that the law formalizes a reality many Afghan ...

Roya Karimi escaped child marriage and violence in Afghanistan to rebuild her life in Norway. Now a world‑class bodybuilder, she inspires Afghan women to pursue freedom and their dreams. Michael ...

The Afghan Refugee Woman’s crick team has wrapped up its Darwin tour ending a three-match series against the Northern ...

"This is one of the most worrying legal developments in Afghanistan under the Taliban," says Roqia Saee, a women's rights ...

Six-year-old Farzana was a child bride, pledged by her father to a 13-year-old boy for a sum equivalent to approximately $60. After repeated appeals from Farzana's mother, tribal chiefs intervened and ...

A photo essay featuring Afghan men and brides as young as 11 will appear in this Sunday's New York Times Magazine. Photographer Stephanie Sinclair... Photo Op: Child Brides in Afghanistan A photo ...

New documents released by the Afghan political party states that a girl that has reached puberty can be wed and that the silence of a ‘virgin girl’ can be interpreted as marital consent. It’s written ...