When the Taliban imposed a ban on women studying nursing and midwifery last week, they shut down the last remaining avenue for them to train for a profession. Many of the young women now barred from their classrooms had switched from other subjects, seeing this as their...
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It was a warm summer day. Sunlight softly filtered through the semi-transparent curtains into the dorm. I lay on my bed in the corner of the room and watched the shadows of trees outside gently swaying in a light breeze.
Read moreThe absence of legal or structural mechanisms to protect victims contributes to this, as well as a collective mindset that often holds the victim – especially a woman – responsible in cases of sexually-charged abuse.
The influential New York Times newspaper recently published a lengthy profile of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the head of a Taliban faction responsible for some of the most barbaric attacks on Afghan civilians.
Social media platforms like TikTok, X (formerly twitter), and Facebook, which are wildly popular among young Afghans, have become the latest battleground for the Taliban’s propaganda machine
When the Taliban imposed a ban on women studying nursing and midwifery last week, they shut down the last remaining avenue for them to train for a profession. Many of the young women now barred from their classrooms had switched from other subjects, seeing this as their only opportunity to remain in school.
Data from a provincial hospital in Afghanistan shows girls and women are seeking medical support for mental health at staggeringly high levels.
Farzana was suffering from what she describes as a “slow death” – confined to her house without anything to look forward to – when she decided to take up painting. The 25-year-old never set out to be a painter, but she joined group classes to pass her time as an attempt to pull herself out of a deep depression.
