Anar Gul, 16, wept as she waited outside the Afghan ministry of women's affairs in Kabul with her parents.

Afghanistan has its first female police chief after appointing an officer with 25 years experience to head a district

Only a few months ago following the killing of First Lieutenant Isla Bibi, her female police force replacement Second

The number of women and girls jailed by Afghan authorities for "moral crimes" has risen by 50 percent in th

A teenage Afghan rape victim who secured a rare conviction of her attacker has said she was assaulted this month for

The Department for International Development (DFID) must do more to improve the lives of women in Afghanistan who con

Tuesday's New York Times carried a fascinating article on its front page about the prospects for peace in Afghanistan

The US-led International Security Assistance Force initially said an air strike targeted about 45 insurgents, but lat

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke out for the rights of Afghan women during a global forum on the war-torn cou

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- At least 140 Afghan schoolgirls and female teachers were admitted to a local hospital Tue

The once remarkable gains in protecting and promoting equality between women and men in Afghanistan are now facing th

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Just 15 years old, Sahar Gul has become the bruised and bloodied face of women's rights in Afghanistan.

Before US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left the podium at the International Conference on Afghanistan in London

Stakes are high for Afghanistan's women, who fear their rights could slip away in a quick-fix bargain for peace, acco

By July, President Obama plans to decide how many troops to pull out of Afghanistan in the first initial US withdrawa

When asking for Afghan women's opinion on whether there should be negotiations with the Taliban and foreign troop wit

In Afghanistan's Herat province, the chief prosecutor general has a difficult job.

Dozens of women in the war-torn Afghan capital took part in a march for peace ahead of the traditional new year, call

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The Taliban movement is harassing, threatening and killing local women who are working as professionals for the Afgha

Championing the emancipation of Afghan women is emerging as a possible non-military, post-combat role for Canada as p

More than 100 women and men gathered on 11 and 12 November 2010 in Tallinn, Estonia, to discuss the implications of U

The haunting portrait of a young, disfigured Afghan woman on Time magazine's cover this summer issued a stark reminde