The Taliban pounded on the door just before midnight, demanding that Aisha, 18, be punished for running away from her husband’s house. They dragged her to a mountain clearing near her village in the ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Hadia Hashemi, left, and Freshta Zary, right, exchange phone numbers and talk about plans for Zary’s business Zeeb Cloth. Zary is ...

With traditional Afghan music tinkling in the background, attendees at St. Anthony Hall viewed vibrant portraits of Afghan women Friday evening. Dozens of students and Yale affiliates gathered to ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan women feel scared or unsafe leaving their homes alone because of Taliban decrees and enforcement campaigns on clothing and male guardians, according to a report from the U.N.