Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has called on Muslim leaders to confront the Taliban government in Afghanistan for its oppressive policies against girls and women. Speaking at an international ...

In the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, earlier this month, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders to ...

As reported by Arshad Mehmood, Stanikzai’s bold appeal is the first public challenge from a senior Taliban leader against the ...

“The ban on girls’ education must be lifted without delay, as it has no foundation in Islam and is wholly unjustified in ...

Sher Abbas Stanikzai urges the Taliban to reconsider its ban on girls' education, citing no religious basis for it.

The United States pulled out their remaining troops from Afghanistan in 2020 after years occupying the country, cementing the country to Taliban rule. The new ruling government has instituted a ...

Senior Taliban official calls for end to education bans on Afghan women and girls, challenging government policy publicly.

The Taliban's acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls.

Islamabad - A senior Taliban leader has publicly criticized his government’s policy of prohibiting female education in ...

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