Jennifer Lawrence defends her Taliban doc on Afghan women: 'It's not political, it's people's lives'
Actress Jennifer Lawrence defended producing the documentary “Bread & Roses" about the plight women face in Afghanistan after ...
‘Bread & Roses’ shows young Afghan women battling Taliban rule
The documentary looks at the impact the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021 had on women’s rights and livelihoods, following ...
Taliban divided over ‘isolated’ leader’s crackdown on women
Women who defy the Taliban’s draconian rules are routinely arrested and sent to prison. Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the ...
‘My whole body was praying for my death’: LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies
Rights groups say that since the Taliban regained power, LGBTQ citizens have faced widespread sexual and physical violence in ...
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For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N. climate conference
Since the Taliban took power 2021, Afghanistan has not been invited to big climate conferences. And money for projects ...
Jennifer Lawrence Says Family “Encouraged Me Not” to Produce “Dangerous” Taliban Doc ‘Bread and Roses’
The Oscar-winning actress also says she's had to battle trolls who claim she's "not educated" enough to talk about political ...
Jennifer Lawrence Explains Why Family “Encouraged Me Not To” Make Taliban Doc ‘Bread and Roses’
After producing the Sahra Mani-helmed doc 'Bread and Roses' alongside EP Malala Yousafzai, Jennifer Lawrence discussed the ...
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What Trump’s Presidency Means for Afghanistan and the Taliban
Trump’s first administration signed a deal with the Taliban. With the group now in de facto control of the country, how will ...
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‘My whole body was praying for my death’: LGBTQ Afghans say they face abuse in detention as Taliban crackdown intensifies
The 19-year-old was escorted to another room in the complex, where he heard a Taliban member order the prison guards to leave and stop anyone else from entering. Panic set in, for Sohrab knew what ...
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Taliban removing 400 'un-Islamic' books from circulation in Afghanistan
Taliban authorities are working to remove "un-Islamic" and anti-government literature from circulation through tactics like checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing ...
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Taliban govt clearing 'un-Islamic' books from Afghanistan shelves
Kabul (AFP) – Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles -- Taliban authorities are working to remove "un-Islamic" and anti-government ...