Four men arrested over violence at Kabul women’s rights march, say Taliban

The Taliban have arrested four men who hit protesters and held journalists…

Expulsions lead BBC to fear for reporters in authoritarian regimes

BBC news executives vowed on Saturday night to continue to report from…

Pakistan divided over success of Taliban in Afghanistan

The statement came from Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), otherwise known as the Pakistani…

Implications of the Taliban Victory for Bangladesh

After U.S President Joe Biden announced in April that all U.S. forces…

The super-rich, ‘sissy boys’, celebs – all targets in Xi’s bid to end cultural difference

Show caption Illustration: Dominic McKenzie/The Observer Opinion The super-rich, ‘sissy boys’, celebs…

‘I worry my daughters will never know peace’: women flee the Taliban – again

It was an exceptionally hot summer morning, on 13 July, when people…

Kabul is only the start: US allies feel the draught as Biden turns his back

Show caption Afghan refugees outside Kabul airport near the site of the…

Is the Taliban’s treatment of women really inspired by Sharia?

And what does the current debate on the Taliban and women’s rights…

‘Hell on earth’: what the papers say about the Kabul bomb blasts

The atrocity in Afghanistan dominates the front pages of newspapers in the…

How Taliban return in Afghanistan triggered Islamophobia in India

India’s Muslim minority becomes the Hindu right wing’s target in a new…