Woman allegedly hangs herself in Faryab province after forced marriage
A newlywed woman from Faryab province has been found dead in the bathroom of her home after allegedly hanging herself.
Women face harassment and denigration from male shopkeepers when buying essential feminine products in Ghazni
Shamsia Abdullahi* used to own a shop selling women’s items in Ghazni city before the collapse of the previous government...
Media in Kunduz ordered to send Taliban all content before publication
Morality police in eastern Afghanistan have ordered media in Kunduz province to send their reports to the Taliban before publication.
Three women dead in suspected domestic violence cases in Kapisa and Faryab
Two women have been killed allegedly by their husbands in separate incidents in Kapisa province, while a third married woman...
They were once defenders of human rights, and now they have no one to defend them: the lawyers who fled the Taliban’s Afghanistan
After a career dedicated to protecting vulnerable women in Afghanistan, former defense lawyer Fayeza Mansoori is struggling as a refugee...
Long waits for pain relief and medical care as Herat health system struggles to cope with earthquake victims
Shamail lies in a hospital bed. Her body is covered in injuries. She is not able to speak for the...
Multiple villages flattened by series of earthquakes in Afghanistan
A desperate search for survivors is under way after a series of earthquakes has killed and injured more than 2,000...
Nangarhar residents criticise Taliban’s ‘humiliating’ treatment of primary school teachers
Nangarhar residents are furious at the “humiliating” treatment by Taliban officials of local primary school teachers in a training workshop.
One year on: Survivors recall the Kaaj suicide bombing on students preparing for university
We would sit a mock exam every Friday to prepare for the university entrance exam. Like any other Friday, we...
‘Selling my books is like selling my dreams’: A Balkh schoolgirl’s desperate decision between hope and poverty as schools remain closed
Two teenage girls dressed in all-black hijabs with black face masks are carrying heavy plastic bags stuffed with books. They...
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