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

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday withheld his signature and instead asked for revisions to a new law that righ

A new draft law in Afghanistan that would limit testimony in domestic violence cases is drawing international outcry,

Banned under strict refugee laws from applying for asylum from within her own country's borders, the former member of

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

As the departure of the international security forces approaches, each day turns every bit of hope into desperation f

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

The United Nations today voiced “serious concern” over the deaths of at least 10 Afghan children and a wo

Recently several cases of “Honour Killings” in Afghanistan have been reported by the media and the Afghan

As the shadows lengthened around her family's hut here in one of Kabul's sprawling refugee camps, a slight 6-year-old

Jan Kubis said that despite the good news of a fall in annual civilian casualties in Afghanistan - the first decline

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

Afghan women's safety activists say a new partnership with religious leaders can help stop Taliban attacks on girls a

In the latest incident, an 18-year-old identified only as Najibullah was arrested on October 13 in connection with th

With a severe limp and no control over her bladder — caused by the blade scraping her spinal cord — the 2

In a grainy video that shocked viewers around the world, a young woman named Najiba shrouded in a gray shawl sits alo

Every morning in this mountain village in eastern Afghanistan, four dozen girls sneak through a square opening in a m

Young Afghans braved fears of violence to join a rare march on parliament to demand justice for the women who have be

The United States has not had an easy couple of months in Afghanistan.

For Afghan women, the act of fleeing domestic abuse, forced prostitution or even being stabbed repeatedly with a scre

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

Many Afghan women find themselves suffering from violence and abuse, with virtually no legal protection.