Badghis woman killed by armed men
A 50-year-old woman has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the capital of Badghis province Qala-e-Naw, the local Taliban...
Taliban to Takhar restaurants: Do not serve women without male chaperones
Representatives from the Taliban directorate of Virtue and Vice in northern Takhar province have asked local restaurant and hotel owners...
Five people flogged in Paktia include person punished for running away from home
Five people have been publicly whipped in Paktia province for various crimes and misdemeanors, according to a newsletter from the...
Herati 13-year-old forced into marriage to help her family survive
a used to stand at the gate of her house and watch school students passing by. She heard the groups...
Helmandi woman’s nose and ears cut off by husband
A woman whose ears and nose have been cut off by her husband in an attack at home is being...
Kabul’s only women-run library closes due to Taliban restrictions
The only library for women and run by women in Kabul has been forced to close due to increasingly oppressive...
Taliban authorities threaten victims and relatives as they close ranks to cover up the alleged involvement of Taliban members in a shocking gang rape
Tribal elders, Afghan communities and international groups are calling on Taliban authorities to properly investigate a brutal gang rape of...
Taliban Minister of Education: Those who oppose the Taliban system must be punished by death
A senior Taliban leader said in a public address that those who preach against the Taliban system of rule and...
Taliban restrictions compound the challenges of already disadvantaged Herati circus students
. The juggling ends and everyone breaks out into claps and cheers. The circus show is a moment of levity...
Young woman ends her life by drinking acid in Faryab
A 22-year-old woman has died after drinking acid despite attempts to save her life in Faryab provincial hospital.
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