Demand for sedatives surges among women struggling to live under Taliban restrictions
A rising number of Afghan women are using strong sedatives and seeking psychological support despite the financial burden, health professionals...
Taliban prevent women from attending job skills training in Nangarhar
Taliban authorities in eastern Nangarhar province have prevented as many as 100 women from attending a skills and business training...
Afghan migrants living in Pakistan face false imprisonment and forced bribes as harassment by security forces increases
Rasool* was in English class at an Islamabad private school when plain clothes Pakistani security forces arrived to detain him...
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...
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