Afghan girls grapple with crushing despair as their third Nawruz passes without hope of an education
Basira’s* dreams were beyond the stars - literally. She wanted to be an astronaut. But she’s only graduated from the...
Women in Nangarhar banned by local Taliban from selling bangles in street stalls
Local Taliban authorities in Nangarhar province have banned women from selling jewellery accessories at market stalls, according to multiple sources.
Taliban allegedly using fake female social media accounts to portray widespread support from Afghan women
An analysis of women’s social media accounts on X, formerly Twitter, has revealed some accounts purporting to be women may...
Afghan artists make urgent appeal in open letter to Germany to safeguard them from the Taliban
Female artists from Afghanistan have penned an urgent plea to the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, for support to protect women's...
AfJC annual report highlights ongoing widespread violations of journalists’ rights despite fewer journalists and reports of abuse
The AfJC said it has documented 139 incidents of media and journalists' right violations, including 80 threats against journalists for...
Taliban bans women working in Nangarhar carpet-weaving factories over claims of inappropriate hijabs
A new ban on women working in Nangarhar factories has been enacted by Taliban de facto authorities, forcing hundreds of...
Four women allegedly killed in domestic violence cases in Faryab and Nangarhar provinces
Four women have been killed in three separate incidents involving family members in Faryab and Nangarhar provinces in the past...
Afghan Youth Orchestra close UK tour with call to end music ban and gender apartheid in Afghanistan
The Afghan Youth Orchestra has concluded their one-week tour in the UK with a message calling for an end to...
Afghan rights advocates call on international community to label Taliban’s policies as “gender apartheid” in UN meeting
Leading human rights advocates have called for the international community to officially declare the Taliban’s treatment of women as gender...
Marziya forged an unconventional path to the elite police unit, but then the Taliban stripped away her rights. Now she struggles for basic bread
Married off as a teenager to a man she didn’t know, attending class with a new baby in her arms,...
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