Afghanistan’s isolation on the international stage, largely because of the Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls, has ...

DOHA, Qatar — Afghanistan's Taliban rulers believe that women "must have the right to education and to work," the spokesman for the Taliban's political office in Doha tells NPR.

Control of Afghanistan has passed from one foreign hand to another for 40 years, we have lost our own traditions and values. We are bringing our culture back to life." ...

Afghan boys in rural areas are often impelled to marry because of long-held local or tribal traditions -- customs on the inheritance rights of widows, the settlement of blood feuds, or prearranged ...

“Afghanistan has gone through many years of war and hardship. Now, we want tourists to come and see the true traditions and customs of Afghans, to understand Afghan life, creativity and ...

Tourists Are Trickling Into Afghanistan and the Taliban Government Is Eager to Welcome Them KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning ...

KABUL – By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, with solo travelers and tour groups gradually venturing into a country that until ...