Taliban forces have arrested the principal of a girls’ school in central Afghanistan after she refused to hand over her mobile phone following a ban on government employees using smartphones, according to local sources in Daikundi Province.
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The family of a young Afghan woman who vanished in Kabul last month after leaving her home to exercise say they believe she was detained by the Taliban for breaking strict dress rules.
Read moreDetailsAs the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN special rapporteur for human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett about the dire situation facing women and girls.
This week, an Afghan teacher got in touch with a message. She had written a short essay about the suppression of girls’ education in Afghanistan and the hypocrisy of those behind it. She wanted us to share it with you, our readers, “not for pity, but for awareness, outrage, and change”. It is a powerful piece of writing that, as...
When Afghanistan lost all internet access last Monday, Rukhshana Media reporter Hania Forootan* ventured out to check on friends and see how people were being affected. What she saw in the streets of Kabul filled her with anxiety.
Just weeks before their traumatic experience late last year, 16 Afghans, including a mother and two children, drowned off Turkey’s southwest coast when their dinghy capsized.
By Ruchi Kumar, Ghazaal Mohammadi and Sina. Taliban forces fire on crowds in Herat, who were protesting at manhandling of women arrested over hijab dress code. A Taliban crackdown on women’s dress code in Afghanistan has escalated into a rare mass street protest in the western province of Herat, with at least two people killed by security forces. Officials made a wave...
Last month, the Taliban issued a new decree on marriage that makes it almost impossible for a woman to get a divorce unless their husband agrees.
