Rules on women at work, preapproval for content, entertainment bans are making it hard to broadcast, Afghan journalists say
Female ex-soldiers face a twofold threat under the Taliban government because of their gender and military service
'People will starve' if poppy crop is banned, says Afghan farmer
A high-ranking Taliban official said last month that Afghan women will not be allowed to play sports if they cannot "get an Islamic dress code"
China’s role in Afghan mineral extraction may depend on the security situation in the Taliban-ruled country
Journalists and rights groups say the Taliban's new media guide will impede critical and independent reporting
The mainly former Afghan government employees are fleeing to Iran as they fear economic hardships and political persecution under Taliban’s rule
Both Pakistan and China have called on the Taliban to live up to their counterterrorism promises, but experts doubt that the Taliban would clamp down on foreign terrorist groups based in Afghanistan
Women cut from broadcasts, provincial media outlets needing permission to work and reporters in hiding point to bleak future, Afghan journalists say
Despite assurances from the Taliban, women fear that the group might impose their strict interpretation of Sharia, barring women from education and work
Threatened and feeling exposed, Afghan journalists try to navigate complicated path to safety
Over 90 Afghan radio and TV stations have closed as fighting draws near, with some saying it is no longer safe to go out and report
Afghans are leaving their country in greater numbers due to increased violence between the government and the Taliban
But 'women and men who believe in democracy, citizen rights and human rights cannot live under the Taliban,' says one NGO worker who fears for her safety
Afghan government and US have long blamed Pakistan for not acting against the Afghan Taliban's sanctuaries in Pakistan
Taliban militants in Afghan areas under their control have ordered women to wear hijab and forced local radio stations to broadcast their propaganda amid US troop pullout
Eyewitnesses report increased fundraising by Afghan Taliban even as Pakistan claims to clamp down on collections
Once home to thriving minority groups, Afghanistan has seen its Sikh and Hindu communities shrink by some 250,000 since early ’90s
Zebulon Simentov has been the caretaker of Kabul’s only synagogue for decades; he plans to move to Israel, where his wife and two daughters went in the 1990s because of the civil war in Afghanistan
Verbal sparring tests relationship between Central Asian neighbors as US withdraws troops from Afghanistan
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