Asia Insight
LGBT+ rights in Asia: Small steps forward and big steps back
Biggest setback in Afghanistan, while Japan inches toward marriage equality
Afghanistan
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban's full-veil decree takes Afghan women back in time
Stripping women of their rights, government says world must 'respect' their rules
Announcements
Nikkei Asia wins five prizes at WAN-IFRA Asia awards
Judges recognize coronavirus pandemic coverage, photography and U.S.-China feature
The Big Story
Asia's food crisis: Ukraine war triggers chain reaction of shortages
Deadly combination of conflict, misgovernance and climate change threatens widespread hunger
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban announce women must cover faces in public, say burqa is best
Decree escalates restrictions on women; punishments to target close male relatives
Afghanistan turmoil
Blast kills more than 50 worshippers at Kabul mosque
Worshippers were gathered for ceremony that is seen as heretical by some
Arts
The art of surviving under the Taliban
Lack of work hits Afghan artists more than direct repression
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghanistan poppy farmers reap possible last windfall after ban
Taliban allows harvest but vows strict enforcement, promises alternatives
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban drafting education-for-all plan, minister says as girls wait
Official in charge of schooling says authorities 'need time' to maintain unity
The Big Story
Dark futures: Afghanistan's women reel from Taliban school ban
U-turn on female education jeopardizes international legitimacy and economic recovery
Afghanistan turmoil
Poverty drives Afghan women to sell their babies, bodies
Collapse under Taliban leaves people with few economic options
Afghanistan turmoil
China, U.S., Russia and Pakistan to hold talks on Afghanistan
Gathering comes after Taliban makes U-turn on girls attending schools
Afghanistan turmoil
Chinese foreign minister makes surprise stop in Afghanistan
Talks to cover economy and transit, as Beijing aims to prevent Uyghur bases
Life
Secret schools keep Afghan girls learning
Rule-breaking teachers defy Taliban to provide lessons
Afghanistan turmoil
'Clearing operations' bring fresh wave of restrictions on Afghans
Security sweeps in Kabul cramp basic freedoms, particularly for women
Life
Food aplenty in Kabul's shops, but few buyers
Taliban make women cover up, while their soldiers chase anti-lice creams
Opinion
Expect the world's ungoverned places to export instability
Outside actors prove increasingly reluctant to intervene
Interview
Taliban intel chief says ISIS 'no threat' in Afghanistan
Bashir disputes UN report that claims terrorist group roams freely
Afghanistan turmoil
Afghans starve for wheat stuck in India-Pakistan bureaucracy
Red tape ties up 50,000 tons of goodwill assistance for hungry until spring
Afghanistan turmoil
Western journalists in Kabul released from detention
Group targeted while on assignment for U.N. in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
