R. Kelly Knowingly Infected Accusers With Herpes, They Say

Over the first two days of the singer’s trial, Jerhonda Pace testified that Mr. Kelly told her to dress like a girl scout and gave her an S.T.D. at age 16.

Some members of Afghanistan’s all-girls robotics team flee the country.

The team won hearts worldwide in 2017, when six members were denied visas to travel to the United States for a competition.

First Resistance to Taliban Rule Tests Afghanistan’s Uncertain Future

While the militants appear firmly in control, some prominent figures vowed to continue resistance as protests erupted in two cities and millions of Afghans parsed clues about the Taliban’s intentions.

Desperate Afghan Women Wait for U.S. Protection, as Promised

Afghan women who worked with the U.S. or international groups are frantically erasing any trace of those links for fear that they will be targeted by the Taliban.

R. Kelly Trial Opens With an Accuser’s Searing Testimony

A woman said Mr. Kelly sexually and physically abused her when she was 16 — the first time one of the R&B star’s several accusers has ever taken the stand in a criminal case.

The Taliban’s Leaders: Worldly and ‘Inclusive’ or Ruthless Ideologues?

The Taliban claim to be more tolerant now, even willing to work with women. But have they really cast off their extremist ideology or is it all a ruse?

The Authors of ‘The Madwoman in the Attic’ Are Back With a New (Angry) Book

In their new work, Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar, the feminist scholars who wrote the 1979 classic, examine literary manifestations of feminist anger from the second half of the 20th century to today.

Opinion | Malala: I Survived the Taliban. I Fear for My Afghan Sisters.

In the past two decades, millions of Afghan women and girls received an education. Now the future they were promised is in imminent danger.

Who Are the Taliban, and What Do They Want?

Here are answers to questions about the militants who have seized control in Afghanistan again, including their origin story, their record as rulers, and why so many women fear their return.

For Afghan Women, Taliban Stir Fears of Return to a Repressive Past

Since the U.S. ousted the Taliban, women and girls have rejoined society in ways that would have been unimaginable under their rule. Now those gains are threatened.

For America, and Afghanistan, the Post-9/11 Era Ends Painfully

The desperate scenes at the Kabul airport will now give Afghanistan a place in America’s national memory as another failed attempt to reshape a far-off land.

Breanna Stewart’s Golden Journey to Motherhood

“I went from one emotion to the next,” the W.N.B.A. star said. “From winning a gold medal to realizing, OK, I’m going home, and my daughter is going to be born in less than 24 hours.”

Indonesian Army to End So-Called Virginity Tests, Chief Says

Women in the army have been subjected for decades to a procedure that has been condemned as pseudoscientific and a violation of human rights.

A Yearlong Cry for Help, Then Death After an Assault

Daniela Espirito Santo died after an assault by her boyfriend, who had been arrested, then released, by police. Her case is emblematic of Britain’s failure to protect victims of domestic abuse.

A Shape-Shifting Woman Plays All the Parts

Across three cities on bus shelters and a giant billboard, Martine Gutierrez, the artist, performer and provocateur, asks what it means to be a woman in these times.

What We Think We Know About Metabolism May Be Wrong

A new study challenges assumptions about energy expenditure by people, including the idea that metabolism slows at middle age.

Opinion | I’m a Trans Runner, and You Might Not Like What I Have to Say

Trans athletes are trapped in a culture war. I’m not a cheater, but I may have an unfair advantage.

Facing Outrage Over Bikini Rule, Handball Federation Signals ‘Likely’ Change

In the weeks since Norway’s women’s beach handball team was fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms, other countries have increased pressure for a change in federation rules.

The March of the Karens

The name has come to represent an entitled and belligerent white woman. But what does this narrative say — and elide — about racism and sexism today?

In ‘My Unorthodox Life,’ Fashion Is a Flash Point

“Show me a law that says I cannot wear high-heeled shoes.”