Afghans who spent years overseas are returning home, keen to take advantage of the country’s improved security after decades of war.

People who spent years living and working abroad are returning home, keen to take advantage of Afghanistan's much-improved security and stability.

In a town that has been through it all and is clawing its way back, a man named Omidullah is looking to hit paydirt. The Kabul real estate agent is selling a nine-bedroom, nine-bath, white-and-gold villa in the Afghan capital.

Women in Afghanistan have been banned from training to become midwives in the latest crackdown unveiled by the Taliban.Trainee midwifery students, who have been ordered to no longer attend classes, urged Taliban leaders to allow them to continue studying.

Taliban authorities in Afghanistan are reported to have banned medical schools from admitting female students, removing the last remaining opportunity for women to pursue higher education. The decree issued by the reclusive Taliban leader,