Afghan journalists call for the end to impunity of crimes against media workers as more than 128 deaths remain without justice
At least 128 Afghan journalists and media workers have been killed in the past 20 years with the perpetrators having...
Hazaras face extortion and eviction as Taliban courts allegedly favor Pashtun and Kuchi claims
Ali Safari* lives in lower Rigshad, a village in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province. But for two months he has not...
Driven to the brink of death under the Taliban’s oppression, Afghan teenager finds the will to live as her family sacrifice everything for her recovery
Nilab’s* life hangs in the balance. The teenager is fighting to survive a suicide attempt from three months ago. She...
Taliban checkpoints in Bamyan are zealously enforcing chaperone decree
Taliban forces in Bamyan are cracking down on women’s travel, asking for proof of family ties from male chaperones and...
Two wounded in Nangarhar celebrations over Afghanistan’s cricket victory
A teenage girl and a young boy in Nangarhar province have been injured by fireworks in celebrations over the victory...
Thousands of Herati children struggling with shock, fear and anxiety after multiple earthquakes
Ghezal speaks with a stutter. She has taken refuge with her family in a park on the outskirts of Herat...
Balkh Storyhouse continues rich tradition of motivating young writers despite bans on girls’ education and travel restrictions
Every Monday evening they would gather, in summer when the scorching Balkh sun was less intense and in winter when...
Taliban ban hundreds of women from working in Nangarhar pine nuts plant
Women working in a pine nuts processing factory in Nangarhar province have been stopped by local Taliban authorities from going...
Concerning rise in cases of whooping cough among children in Kandahar
A rise in cases of whooping cough have health workers on alert in southern Kandahar province.
LGBTQ Afghans call for support as suicide, forced marriage, and abuse rise with people detained in private prisons
At least ten people who identify as LGBTQ have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan with some held in...
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