The United Nations mission in Afghanistan on Sunday (August 25) expressed concern over a new morality law recently ratified by the Taliban. The latest "morality" law places severe restrictions on women, forcing them to "ensure her voice is not heard" and penalising them if they don't.

UN concerned about Taliban's new vice and virtue law, the discretionary power it gives 'moral inspectors'

On the three-year anniversary of the Taliban's return to power, the group's supreme leader said in a speech that implementing Islamic law in the country was a "lifelong responsibility" for the Afghanistan rulers.

Sharia rule a 'lifelong responsibility': Akhundzada on three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan

Taliban celebrates three years in power with military parade featuring homemade bombs and soviet tanks

It's been three years of its rule in Afghanistan, and the Taliban government has achieved some diplomatic wins even as it has consolidated power and enforced its strict version of Islamic law.

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers score diplomatic wins, consolidate power

Declaring a war against Western Democracy, the Taliban have announced that it will soon start stoning women to death for adultery. The radical group's Supreme Leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada vowed this in a voice message broadcast on state TV on Saturday (Mar 23).

Taliban supreme leader says women will soon be stoned to death for adultery

Some 200 members of Afghan special forces, who were trained and funded by the UK, are facing imminent deportation to their Taliban-controlled homeland. Citing information gathered by a network of Afghan veterans, BBC News reports that when the Taliban took over, these soldiers sought refuge in Pakistan.

UK's broken promises: Afghan Special Forces left in limbo, face threat of return to Taliban

As the clock ticks to the November 1st deadline set for undocumented migrants to leave Pakistan, more than 10,000 Afghans rushed to the borders on Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, the Pakistani government will start arresting undocumented Afghans and taking them to new holding centres, where they will be processed before being forcibly made to return to Afghanistan.

Tens of thousands of Afghans rush to leave Pakistan as Nov 1st deadline looms

Across Afghanistan, thousands of beauty parlours closed down on Tuesday (July 25). One of the last few revenue streams available to Afghan women and a cherished space for socialising, beauty parlours in the South Asian nation are now permanently closed following an order by Afghanistan rulers Taliban.

Afghan women lose another safe space as Taliban's beauty salon ban comes into force

Taliban have given Afghan women one month to shut down beauty and hair salons. In its latest crackdown on women's access to public places, the Taliban administration's morality ministry has ordered that these women-run establishments must be shut.

Taliban order closure of hair and beauty salons in Afghanistan, further restricting women's rights

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is holding discussions with Afghanistan rulers, the Taliban regarding the "timelines and practicalities" of a potential handover of its education programs to local organisations.

Taliban to stop involvement of international organisations in education projects: Report

Standing firm against recognising Afghan rulers Taliban, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said that Washington is working to free several Americans detained in Afghanistan and to assist 44 others trying to leave the nation.

US working to help dozens of Americans 'secure their freedom,' leave Afghanistan: Blinken

In Taliban 2.0's Afghanistan, women who had escaped the clutches of their abusive partners through divorce are being forced to return to their ex-husbands. Before the Taliban took over in 2021, women in the country were slowly and steadily gaining some semblance of rights; one of them was to divorce their abusive husbands.

Taliban cancel all divorces, force women to go back into the clutches of abusive ex-husbands

The United Nations on Monday pleaded with Afghanistan rulers and Taliban to provide more exemptions to its ban on female aid workers. Martin Griffiths talked of the vital role women play in the massive effort to support struggling Afghans.

In the face of a 'savage' winter, UN pleads with Taliban for exemptions to female aid workers

The United Nations on Wednesday said that some "time critical" programmes in Afghanistan will have to be temporarily stopped due to the Taliban's ban on women working in NGOs.

Afghanistan | UN halts 'time critical' programmes due to Taliban's ban on female aid workers

After a US State Department report on religious freedom criticised Afghanistan's treatment of women, girls and religious minorities, the Taliban claims that "the religious and civil rights of all minorities in Afghanistan are protected".

Taliban claims religious and civil rights of all minorities in Afghanistan are protected