Days after the Taliban staged a cruel U-turn on allowing Afghan girls back to school, Adeeba Haidari feels as if she is in prison. The 13-year-old was one of thousands of jubilant girls who flocked back to secondary schools reopening across the country on Wednesday, for the first time since the Taliban seized power in August.

'We thought Taliban had changed': Afghan girls banned from school

Why are the Taliban stripping away so many of Afghan women’s hard-won freedoms? That may seem like a facetious question. When the Taliban ruled the country in the 1990s, after all, their regime was known for having some of the world’s harshest restrictions on women.

Why the Taliban’s repression of women may be more tactical than ideological

Taliban is taking women off air in Afghanistan as Kabul's women-run Baano Radio and TV shuts down in Kabul. The Banno TV in Afghanistan, which was a women-led initiative, is one of the many networks that have been forced to shut down following the Taliban takeover.

WION exclusive- Life under Taliban: Women-run studio forced to shut down in Kabul

In a recent interview with a German newspaper, Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has reportedly expressed concern about the state of women and girls in Afghanistan. The 'Eternals' debutante, who is a special envoy to the UN's high commissioner for refugees, said that she doesn't think the incoming government in Afghanistan could go back to what the nation used to be 20 years ago.

Angelina Jolie expresses concerns over girls, women in Afghanistan

Afghan director Sahraa Karimi, who's the head of national cinema body Afghan Film, had escaped last week from Kabul after the Taliban takeover and will now travel to the Venice Film Festival to speak about the plight of her country and its filmmakers, claim reports.

Venice Film Festival: Afghan film director Sahraa Karimi to talk about her country's plight

Recent reports say the Taliban are going door-to-door kidnapping girls above the age of 15 for marriage. Is this the new normal in the regime of Taliban 2.0? WION's Palki Sharma urges WION's global audience to help #SaveAfghanWomen.