A ban on smartphones in schools issued by Taliban authorities in southern Afghanistan came into force, students and teachers confirmed to AFP on Wednesday, over concerns of "focus" and "Islamic law".

Traditional Afghan wrestling—known as Pehlwani—is a popular pastime for boys in the south-central Asian nation.

who is in his early thirties. "Having the chance to go back to school, as well as learning midwifery and first aid, made her feel much better about her future," he adds. Afghanistan remains the ...

FILE -FILE - Afghan school girls ... envoy for Afghanistan, Roza Otunbayeva, told the council this week that women and girls are “facing progressive erasure from almost all walks of life.” She said ...

When Khalid Riaz turns off a dusty, single-lane road into a village in Guzara district, half an hour south of the bustling heart of Herat city in western Afghanistan, he is immediately greeted ...

The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan ... for girls after sixth grade, expanded religious seminaries known as madrasas ninefold and reintroduced corporal punishment in schools.

First graders are years away from finishing high school and ... off by looking up photos from the annual World’s Ugliest Dog contest, said Trisha Smith, one of the 1st grade teachers.

(MENAFN- Khaama Press) The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that in addition to restrictions on girls' education in Afghanistan, many are forced to leave school early due to poverty.

You may follow him at Twitter @FidelRahmati The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that in addition to restrictions on girls’ education in Afghanistan, many are forced to leave school early due ...

which could lead to a rise in child labour and early marriage,” it said in a statement. Afghanistan is the only country in the world to stop girls and women attending secondary schools and ...

Three years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan has led to the “striking ... the impact of leaving 1.1 million girls out of school and 100,000 women out of university correlates to an increase in early ...