Why a Bamyan woman must work harder than men to get her children get an education
A cold spring wind is blowing on a cloudy day in Dar-e-Ali (Ali Valley) in Bamyan’s Yakawlang district. It is...
For Afghan widows, the wounds of war may never heal
Twenty years of the Taliban war have left many victims; not only soldiers killed on the battlefield but their wives...
Taliban stop educational activities of foreign organizations
The Taliban Education Department has ordered all foreign organizations including NGOs to end educational programs.
Badghis radio station teaches high school lessons over the airwaves
In Badghis province, a group of girls gather around a radio. It’s three o’clock on a Saturday afternoon and they...
Scores of students fall mysteriously ill at two schools in Sar-e Pol province
Scores of students and two teachers from Kabud Aab school in Sar-e Pol province needed urgent medical attention after falling...
‘We fought for 20 years against the infidels for your hijab’: Journal of an encounter with the morality police in a Kabul cafe
I entered the cafe in Pol-e-Sorkh around noon. It’s one of the relatively new buildings in Kabul’s district three, or...
Taliban renew ban on teenage girls in language and tuition centers
Taliban have again closed language and tuition centers in Kabul to girls over the age of 14 after a brief...
Taliban raided health centers in Zabul and destroyed their equipment
Taliban forces in Zabul province violently raided health clinics and pharmacies on Sunday for what the provincial health department says...
Taliban shooting kills two women in Kunar
Two women have been killed and another woman wounded after Taliban forces opened fire on people disagreeing with a Taliban...
Art as resistance: The Herati graphic artist who uses beauty to defy the Taliban
A woman dressed in a light blue, flower-embroidered dress stands in the center of the picture, gripping the sun in...
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