Afghanistan

Taliban officials in Afghanistan have issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under a new set of morality laws.

On the three year anniversary of the Taliban’s takeover, the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan remains a ‘total nightmare’

Kimia Yousofi, Fariba Hashimi and Yuldoz Hashimi are the the only female athletes representing Afghanistan at the Paris Games. 

Codifying gender apartheid under international law is an essential component of the pursuit of gender equality, writes Penelope Andrews,

Australian-based Afghan athlete Kimia Yousofi has been selected for her third Olympic Games for the 100m sprint event.

Mursal Sadat and Parisa Sekandari epitomise the resilience and determination of Afghan women forging new lives in Australia.

Afghanistan’s first female Olympian is campaigning for her own country to be barred from the upcoming Paris Games.

Cricket Australia says it won’t play in a Twenty20 series against Afghanistan due to human rights concerns for women in the country. 

Hazara women from Afghanistan living in Australia have launched a campaign to raise awareness for the women and girls under the oppressive Taliban rule.

The Taliban is sending Afghan women to prison to protect them from the threat of gender-based violence, according to a UN report.

There are calls for the government to engage with Pakistan over its policy that’s forcing Afghans to return to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. 

Australian teachers are helping to get humanitarian visa for their students from the Virtual School Australia. But time is running out.