Parwana was still in her mother's womb when her parents found out she was a girl. They were disappointed –...

In the past day, a woman has been accidentally shot dead by her son in Badghis province, while a 30-year-old...

A man has killed his mother in the early hours of Thursday morning by stabbing her and setting her on...

At least three young women have reportedly committed suicide in the past two days in three different provinces of Afghanistan,...

Growing up in Afghanistan, Soraya, 37, lived far from the Taliban’s influence. But their beliefs and practices still reached her...

Yaqubi*, a teenager in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, identifies as a woman and prefers to be called Mahnaz, but...

Almost half of Afghanistan’s radio stations have ceased to operate since the Taliban takeover of the country in August 2021,...

An Afghan women’s rights activist has been detained in Kabul without any information on her whereabouts from Taliban authorities, as...

A women-only library has opened in Bamyan province after its founder secured financial backing from Barak Foundation, an Afghanistan-based NGO...

Every year, as the cooler temperatures take hold, Band-e-Sabzak (Sabzak Lake) freezes over with a thick layer of ice -...