The fundamentalist movement has ratified legislation that toughens social repression a few days after the third anniversary of their return to power following the withdrawal of Western troops
The artist has focused her work on the beauty of the women of Afghanistan, working around wars and patriarchal restrictions. Since the Taliban returned to power, she has been living as a refugee in Paris. She tells EL PAÍS that the group has created a system of ‘gender apartheid that makes life impossible’
The educator established a school for girls in Kabul and relocated it to Rwanda in 2021 when the Taliban returned to power
Over the course of 30 days, the authors captured images that they featured in a magazine-format publication. Their project repositions the audience’s point of view on the country by treating it in an unusually relaxed way
Poor nutrition in pregnant and breastfeeding women can lead to weak immunity and complications during pregnancy and birth
The tragedy has highlighted the lesser-known migration route from Turkey to Italy. It also brought into focus hardening Italian and European migration policies
The more than five-week session of the Human Rights Council opens as the world grapples with rights concerns including Russia’s war in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a challenge to the world order that has precipitated military, geopolitical, economic and human consequences on a planetary scale
Germany is the exception and has displayed unusual transparency by releasing weekly lists of the weapons it is sending to Kyiv
The EU’s biggest economy has taken in more asylum seekers as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine than in total during the crisis of 2015 and 2016
The South American country has become one of the few remaining options to get a humanitarian visa to escape the Taliban. São Paulo’s airport has been hosting new arrivals in a makeshift camp for months
An exhibition in Paris tells the story of a French archaeological mission in Central Asia, which located the easternmost Hellenic city, founded by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC
The experienced technocrat succeeds Ron Klain, a longtime fixture in Biden’s political orbit
Small-scale demonstrations in Kabul find inspiration in the widespread protests against the religious regime of their neighboring country
Fawzia, a 17-year-old medical student, has been in hiding in Kabul for a month and believes the fundamentalists used her enrollment records to track her down
The photojournalist Ebrahim Noroozi, from the Associated Press agency, was in Kabul where he captured images of women in burkas who claim their right to once again practice professionally in their country
Three members of the Council of Mothers and Wives were arrested last week as Vladimir Putin’s government attempts to stem a tide of public opposition to the war
Nicolae Ciucă, a former army general who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, says the Kremlin’s rhetoric poses a threat not just to Ukraine but to anyone who supports it
The shadow cast over the campaign by the ex-president, weak party leadership and campaign failures took their toll on conservative aspirations in the US midterms
Latin America has, for the most part, seen sustained growth, reduced levels of poverty and equality, and rising confidence and activism on the global stage
