Humaira relates that after the closure of salons in her province, the Taliban raided the homes of female hairstylists to ensure they hadn’t transferred their beauty supplies home. She adds that ...

ISLAMABAD - Since seizing power in 2021, Afghanistan's Taliban administration has rolled back hard-fought rights won by Afghan women and girls during two decades of rule by American-backed governments ...

Such scenes may well be familiar sights at fashion events around the world, but not in the Afghan capital. The show marked the first major beauty competition for men and women, Afghanistan’s Mr.

It is one of the few places in Afghanistan where women like her can work since the Taliban came back into power in 2021. "When I worked in a beauty salon, it was good," she said. "The pay was good.

Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well ...