Since returning to power three years ago, the Taliban have been enforcing oppressive laws that violate people’s freedoms and human rights, especially those of women and girls. But a newly passed “vice ...

The Taliban is reportedly enforcing a ban against certain media outlets airing "images of living beings" in Afghanistan. An Afghan official confirmed the news to the Associated Press on Tuesday. The ...

A former chess coach found out the hard way about the Taliban enforcing its ban on chess. Ahmad Sami Hassanzadeh, 44, was in a park, playing chess in the western city of Herat with friends when they ...

"Zhman Radio" is the second local media outlet in Khost to be closed following recent warnings. This statement was originally published on afjc.media on 6 November 2024. The private radio station ...

A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching... A former chess coach found out the hard way about ...