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Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world. Experts say on average, a woman dies every two hours from complications during childbirth. The problem has become more accute since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, with access to healthcare for Afghan women becoming increasingly difficult. FRANCE 24's team reports from on the ground.
Afghanistan's Taliban government expressed concern on Monday over reported US plans to deport more than 150 Afghans from the US to Pakistan for an eventual return home, with advocacy groups warning the removal could endanger their lives.
Farmers in Afghanistan say they're being pushed into poppy seed cultivation to make a living despite a ban.
The US has defunded one of the last universities giving Afghan women the chance to receive an education after the Taliban takeover in 2021. DW spoke with a student who says she's lost hope of ever earning a degree.
Europe's increasingly pragmatic engagement with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers is exposing a fundamental contradiction between diplomatic non-recognition and political necessity. In an investigation for The New York Times, Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief Elian Peltier reveals how European governments are quietly expanding negotiations with the Taliban over migrant deportations, diplomatic representation and economic assistance. “Even though on paper European governments do not recognise the Taliban administration, in practice they meet much more frequently than most of us know,” Peltier ex
Pakistan's decision to suspend Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial government could further strain already tense relations between Islamabad and Kabul.
Pakistan's decision to suspend Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial government could further strain already tense relations between Islamabad and Kabul.
Afghan miners endure harsh conditions, relying on basic tools to extract precious emeralds in Panjshir's steep valleys.
In recent months, the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have arrested or detained dozens of women for alleged violations of dress codes and for appearing in public without a male guardian.
Afghan officials say at least nine women and children were killed and 11 people wounded by Pakistani air attacks.
English cricketers aiming to play in a men's T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their "daughters, sisters or mothers".
Around 25% of arrivals under the UK Resettlement Scheme are expected to be Afghan women and girls and Palestinians.
Afghan taxi drivers are playing music in their cars despite it being banned by the Taliban.
Pakistan's security forces report ongoing cross-border fire in latest fighting with Afghanistan.
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi wins silver in the women's road race at the Asian Games, having fled oppression in her home country to pursue a sporting dream.
Fariba Hashimi, who used to disguise herself as a man to train in Afghanistan, finishes second in women's road race.
The man detained shortly after allegedly trying to set fire to Wuppertal's synagogue made antisemitic comments to the arresting officers, prosecutors say. The 37-year-old Afghan citizen also had knives in his apartment.
