The need to focus on breaking down gender apartheid and not on power-sharing with the Taliban
With the Taliban promoting the upcoming United Nations-hosted Doha meeting this weekend as a sign of their rising legitimacy, human...
Taliban publicly whips three, including a woman in Parwan
The Taliban have whipped four people, including two women in Parwan and Herat provinces on charges of running away from...
Bamyan musician mourns the loss of song and the dambora after defying taboos to teach herself at a young age
Zeba* sat atop the Buddha cliffs in Bamyan province watching the sunset and people below passing by, recalling the days...
Vignettes of Eid: A celebration overshadowed by sadness for those living in poverty
It’s the day before Eid. Two girls Shukria, 12, and Shegufa, 9, are standing in the full midday sun near...
Protesters call for halt to Afghan refugee deportations over concerns for safety of women and girls forced to return to Afghanistan
The Women's Window of Hope Movement in Pakistan have called on the international community to halt the forced deportation of...
Bloodied and bruised by her husband’s beatings, Hasina fears she’ll be jailed or stoned to death if she goes to the Taliban for protection
Hasina was so brutally bashed by her husband that she had a miscarriage when she was six months pregnant. But...
‘Nobody is coming to help us’: Afghan teenage girls on life without school
Just over three years ago, Asma’s* future contained many possibilities. Aged 15, she was at secondary school. After that lay...
Taliban closes a health institute in Bamyan, jails director over alleged clapping and whistling
The Taliban have closed a health institute in Bamyan province and jailed its director because students clapped and whistled during...
Kabul residents question whether the Taliban are serious about providing security as home invasions and robberies rise
Residents in west Kabul fear the Taliban are either unable or unwilling to provide security as the number of break-and-enters...
Afghan women’s protest movements oppose Doha Meeting, urge boycott
Afghan women's protest movements took to the streets on Monday in Islamabad Pakistan to express their opposition to the Doha...
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