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Taliban fighters stand guard on the backdrop of shops selling antiques and decorative merchandise at Chicken Street in Kabul on September 26, 2021. The once-bustling hotspot, where aid workers and adventurous tourists would shop for vintage tribal rugs, pottery and metalware, is almost empty of visitors looking for a bargain. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)

Anand K. Sahay | Indiaâ€™s return to a key role in Kabul: Ticklish...

The reopening of the embassy in Afghanistanâ€™s capital will by no means be a recognition of the Taliban government by...

31 May 2022 11:33 PM IST

Malala Yousafzai. (Photo: AFP)

Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders...

Malala urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women

10 May 2022 1:37 PM IST

At not quite 8 years old, Sanam is a bacha posh: a girl living as a boy. (AP Image)

Afghan tradition allows girls to access the freedom of boys

It is unclear how the practice is viewed by Afghanistanâ€™s new rulers, the Taliban, who seized power in mid-August

14 Jan 2022 2:09 PM IST

$\According to Sharia law, Muslim women must wear the hijab,\ the poster reads, referring to the practice of covering up. (ANI)$ World

Taliban religious police issue posters ordering Afghan women to...

The poster shows an image of the face-covering burqa that was placed on cafes and shops this week by the Ministry of...

8 Jan 2022 2:14 PM IST