Appearing on stage at the opening of his exhibition wearing a burqa, he declared: “Wherever a woman’s body is controlled,...

By Ziba Balkhi Abeda worked as a teacher in Afghanistan’s Balkh province for more than a decade before the Taliban...

The shrine, a large complex containing a historic mosque and a cemetery, is a significant site for Afghanistan’s Shia community,...

The words of Sky News special correspondent Alex Crawford at an event organised by Rukhshana Media in the UK parliament...

As the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN...

Laila with three children to bring up alone, she found work cooking and cleaning – until that, too, was taken...

Violence against women and girls is going unreported and unpunished in Taliban-led Afghanistan, activists and humanitarian actors are warning, as...

A small domestic crisis provided the first spark that ignited a new career for Setara. She was home alone one...

One of the few remaining female surgeons at a major hospital in western Afghanistan was prevented from entering and detained...

Soraya has tears in her eyes as she recalls the day nearly two years ago when armed men came for...