https://www.rferl.org Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty is an international news organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:37:57 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Women not covered from head to toe are being prevented from entering public health facilities in western Afghanistan. The move came after the Taliban imposed new dress restrictions in the city of Herat. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-herat-women-burqa/33587547.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-herat-women-burqa/33587547.html Tue, 11 Nov 2025 17:06:40 +0100 AfghanistanFeatures Suicide rates have increased in Afghanistan in recent years, as the nation grapples with crippling poverty, a lack jobs and opportunities, and severe restrictions imposed upon them by the country’s Taliban-led government. https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-restrictions-fueling-suicides-afghans/33486028.html https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-restrictions-fueling-suicides-afghans/33486028.html Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:01:00 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Stories The Taliban says the British data leak of Afghan allies is not news for them because the former interior and defense ministries “have left all their documents behind.” https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-uk-data-breach-refugees/33482096.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-uk-data-breach-refugees/33482096.html Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:47:58 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Stories A popular Afghan singer has been missing for more than a month in Kabul, where she shot to fame with her performance on a popular television talent show nearly a decade ago. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-singer-zulala-hashemi-taliban-music/33472476.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-singer-zulala-hashemi-taliban-music/33472476.html Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:03:31 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Stories The Taliban-led government has shut down almost all women's shelters — the last safe places for victims of domestic violence leaving victims with nowhere to go and forcing them to remain in households where they continue to endure abuse at the hands of their husbands and in-laws. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-women-shelter-safe-house-taliban/33467619.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-women-shelter-safe-house-taliban/33467619.html Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:39:50 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Many of those deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan have never lived in the country they are being sent “home” to and are struggling to find the basics when they arrive. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-deportations-deadline-taliban/33398912.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-pakistan-deportations-deadline-taliban/33398912.html Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:01:00 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesPakistanThe Rundown Stories