Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and...

Tina always wanted to be a beautician. Growing up in Afghanistan, she used to help her older sister at her...

Rahima’s teaching salary is so meagre that sometimes she cannot even afford the fare to work, but her job in...

Taliban intelligence forces have detained an Uzbek poet in northeast Afghanistan for writing poetry critical of their rule, according to a relative.

When Marhaba went to court to seek a divorce she was hoping for a quick end to years of abuse...

Somaiya, 26, wasn’t surprised when her Instagram posts – photos and videos of her daily life and promotions for local...

Last month, mother-of-two Shakila set off from her village in central Afghanistan for the 30 minute trip to the local courthouse to collect the ruling in her divorce case.

When Kamela applied to divorce her violent husband following 13 years of abuse, she hoped the court in northern Afghanistan would bring a swift end to her toxic marriage.

Two weeks ago, a large explosion tore through a school in Kabul, injuring more than 50 children, but the tragedy has attracted remarkably little attention.

A heavy silence hung over the court’s packed meeting hall. In the middle, a petite woman in her early 20s...