Afghanistan's minister in charge of vice and virtue defended on Monday the crackdown on women's dress code in the western ...

Afghanistan’s leader has exerted full control over a city that once enjoyed looser social norms, even under Taliban rule.

June, 17-year-old Shakiba* was arrested by the Taliban’s morality police (the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice) along with dozens of other women. Her alleged crime ...

HERAT, Afghanistan — Businesses in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat have suffered from a downturn in female customers ...

A crackdown by Afghan authorities on a protest against the arrest and detention of more than a dozen women over dress code violations reportedly injured at least three people Tuesday. Subscribe to ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat province, an official said Monday. The moves ...

Join me on an unforgettable journey to Herat, Afghanistan, where I discovered a surprising side of the country. This travel ...

The protest followed the arrests of dozens of women for alleged dress code violation in the Afghan city of Herat.

HERAT, Afghanistan -- Shortly before he was due to attend the Loya Jirga national assembly last June, Alhaj Mohammad Rafiq Shahir says he was arrested, thrown in jail, and beaten for two days for ...

Six tourists traveling in Herat province in western Afghanistan were injured Thursday when a rocket struck the vans they were traveling in, according to Afghan Army spokesman Najibullah Najibi. An ...

Businesses in Afghanistan's western city of Herat are witnessing a sharp decline in customers as women increasingly avoid ...