‘It’s worth a piece of bread’ – how a ban on selling hair robbed Afghan women of one of their last ways to earn
In a quiet alley in western Afghanistan, a middle-aged woman swathed in a hijab is pleading with a dealer to...
Meet the Afghan woman braving all to protect children from polio
Every year for the past decade, Zohra* has spent weeks criss-crossing the mountains of central Afghanistan on foot, braving both...
Nobel laureate Malala accuses Taliban of ‘Gender Apartheid’
Nobel peace laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai has condemned the Taliban’s treatment of women in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid”, saying...
In Afghanistan’s religious schools, girls must adhere to strict appearance codes—or face punishment
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, religious schools, the only option left for girls after the shutdown of formal education, have become spaces...
Secret Kabul photo exhibition showcases Afghan women’s pain and resilience
Afghan photographer Homa Mohammadi* braves constant intimidation in the course of her work, once having her camera smashed up by...
A century after racial apartheid, an Afghan delegation learns lessons from South Africa in the fight against gender apartheid
Strolling through the autumn streets of Johannesburg in South Africa, it’s refreshing to see the democracy emerging from a long,...
Ghor woman sets herself on fire in bid to escape alleged forced marriage
A young woman has died after setting herself on fire in Taywara district of Ghor province in an alleged attempt...
The remote Badakhshan mountains where motherhood often ends in mourning
In a remote district of Badakhshan province, the only companions to a woman in labor are usually her family and...
UNAMA is engaging with ‘all stakeholders’ in a bid to advance on new Afghanistan roadmap to resolve crises
The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) presented a strategy at a Doha meeting in February, aimed at helping...
Bamyan sportswoman grapples with her life full of athletics reduced to home confinement under Taliban rule
The 26-year-old participated in the three sports simultaneously with an ability to gain physical prowess quickly. Now, she is –...
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