‘Knowledge Envoy’: A university student’s mobile library for girls in Balkh
It doesn't matter if the weather is hot or cold, sunny or snowing. What matters is Matin Sediq has a...
The gender violence Afghan women experience since birth
Parwana was still in her mother's womb when her parents found out she was a girl. They were disappointed –...
Three women die in violent domestic incidents in three provinces
In the past day, a woman has been accidentally shot dead by her son in Badghis province, while a 30-year-old...
Three women killed by family members in Jawzjan and Sarpul provinces
A man has killed his mother in the early hours of Thursday morning by stabbing her and setting her on...
Three young women commit suicide in separate incidents in Badghis, Helmand, and Sarpul provinces
At least three young women have reportedly committed suicide in the past two days in three different provinces of Afghanistan,...
They killed my husband and stole my children’s bread: one woman’s pain at the hands of the Taliban
Growing up in Afghanistan, Soraya, 37, lived far from the Taliban’s influence. But their beliefs and practices still reached her...
Herati transgender people struggle to survive under Taliban rule
Yaqubi*, a teenager in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, identifies as a woman and prefers to be called Mahnaz, but...
Afghanistan’s radio industry halves since August 2021
Almost half of Afghanistan’s radio stations have ceased to operate since the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021,...
Women’s rights protestors unlawfully detained and beaten in Kabul and Takhar provinces
An Afghan women’s rights activist has been detained in Kabul without any information on her whereabouts from Taliban authorities, as...
Women-run library for women opens in Bamyan
A women-only library has opened in Bamyan province after its founder secured financial backing from Barak Foundation, an Afghanistan-based NGO...
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