The art of protest: how Herati artists are using painting to challenge the Taliban’s restrictions
The black and white image of a girl’s face illuminates the canvas. Her eyes are filled with tears. Behind her,...
The Afghan girl whose father wanted to sell his kidney for her education reaches the US
An Afghan girl whose father wanted to sell his kidney so she could study at an American university, has finally...
“Rina Amiri has no right to use Afghan women as instruments”: Afghan women protesters
A group of Afghan women protesters has slammed the decision of US envoy Rina Amiri to engage directly with the...
Taliban kill four in a bloody crackdown on Shiite mourning across multiple provinces
Taliban forces have shot dead at least four people, including a child, during a religious ceremony in Ghazni city, multiple...
Taliban stops journalism training course in Nangarhar due to the presence of girls
Taliban forces in Nangarhar Province have attacked the Hamisha Bahar Radio and Television building and ordered the journalism training course...
Women protesters say international engagement with the Taliban is like paying ransom to kidnappers
At an indoor protest that took place on Monday in Ghazni, Takhar and Balkh provinces, a group of women and...
Taliban burn musical instruments in Herat, Kabul and Bamyan
The Taliban’s Vice and Virtue department have set fire to musical instruments in Herat, Kabul and Bamyan provinces.
In Balkh, women are using online business to beat Taliban restrictions
She spends her days checking messages on social media. Sometimes she goes to Facebook, sometimes WhatsApp and sometimes Instagram to...
Afghan journalists oppose Taliban plan for ID cards
The Afghanistan Journalist Center (AfJC) says a Taliban proposal to issue ID cards to journalists is oppressive and illegal.
The war may be over. But its land mines continue to maim and kill
On a hot summer morning, 16-year-old Ahmadullah took his flock of sheep to a part of the village to graze....
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