ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A new penal code issued by decree in Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for the mistreatment of animals than for domestic violence against women and solidifies into law ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An Afghani woman is surround by men and boys while begging for money in a market in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan. Women in ...

Imagine a society in which women’s laughter in public is outlawed. One where showing their faces is a crime. A place where female citizens are forbidden from school or a job, moving about freely, ...