Female students say Taliban sent them home for wearing wrong color hijabs
Videos show students protesting enforcement of draconian rules the Taliban says are just suggestions, but which seem to be getting even stricter.
Deadly clashes as Afghanistan's Taliban rulers face an armed resistance
Forces vowing to liberate the country from the Islamic hardliners say they've launched an offensive, and the bloodshed is already sending civilians fleeing for safety.
Taliban blocks women from flying solo, or even going to parks with men
U.S. says the Taliban's latest moves show it's "not living up to the essential commitments they made to the Afghan people and the international community."
Taliban leaves students in tears by extending ban on girls in school
Female students showed up at schools excited to get back into classrooms after the education ministry suggested a return for all. The Taliban quashed their hopes at the last minute.
Taliban declares women "free," not "property," but nobody celebrates
Activists protest as the U.S. says "much more is needed" than the extremist group's formal "decree" that a woman is "not a property" and can't be forced into marriage.
For our CBS News producer, the fall of Kabul was personal, and painful
CBS News' Ahmad Mukhtar has seen the Taliban take over Afghanistan twice. For him, and countless other Afghan journalists, it's more than a news story. It's a recurring nightmare.
The Taliban has robbed Afghan women of work, school and safety
Vulnerable women who'd been protected by the previous government from their own families now "have nowhere to go." For some, it's probably already too late.
Taliban may be executing Afghan troops who surrender, U.S. Embassy says
The reported executions are "deeply disturbing & could constitute war crimes," according to the embassy in Kabul, as the Taliban continue to take territory.
U.S. urges Americans in Afghanistan to leave immediately
A security alert urges Americans to leave on commercial flights as Taliban militants are attacking Afghan cities.
Taliban captures first provincial center in Afghanistan, a symbolic victory
The militant group also assassinated a senior government spokesman in Kabul.
Afghan family stranded at airport fear Taliban "death sentence"
After militants murdered a relative, Farshad's family sold everything and bought tickets to Russia. They made it to Turkey, where they've been stuck for 21 days.
Outrage as Afghan capital bans schoolgirls from singing in public
The order by the Kabul Directorate of Education has sparked an investigation by national authorities, and outrage as the country negotiates with the Taliban.
Amid spate of murders, Afghan journalists "just want to stay alive"
As the Taliban talks peace, Afghan and U.S. officials say it's using the targeted slaughter of Afghanistan's journalists for leverage.
At least 19 killed in latest attack on an Afghan university
Assault at Kabul University is just the latest in a string of attacks targeting Afghan colleges, and the Taliban says it's not involved this time.
Teen girl kills Taliban attackers with dad's AK-47 after parents slain
Qamar Gul grabbed the rifle her father taught her to use and turned it on the militants who broke into their home.