Accounts from victims begging on the streets for money and food for their children have surfaced, detailing the abuse. Women ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The U.N. Security Council has expressed “deep concern” at the recent decision by Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to ban women ...

Although Afghan women and girls have made strides in education, the economy, health care, politics, and broader civil society since the 2001 U.S.-led intervention, these advances remain fragile.

Jennifer Lawrence and Malala Yousafzai produced the new documentary 'Bread and Roses' alongside Afghan filmmaker Sahra Mani as "a form of resistance" against the oppressive Taliban regime. The film is ...

For Afghan women who have had to live under Taliban rule, the enthusiasm of visiting relatives can be puzzling and, increasingly, frustrating. The Taliban further tightened its restrictions three ...