Life for Afghan women under the Taliban flag
The Taliban have issued nearly forty decrees and orders related to controlling the behaviour and movement of women in the...
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Cases
Taliban court favours Pashtuns land claims in Ghazni despite legal evidence
Several ethnically Pashtun residents who live in the border area of Gilan district, Ghazni province, have launched a legal case...
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‘Only Hazara girls have failed,’: Female students say they are being failed due to their ethnic and religious affiliation
Hazara female university students say some lecturers are failing them unjustly just because they belong to the Hazara Shia community.
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Special report by Rukhshana Media and Time Magazine to mark the one year anniversary of the fall of Afghanistan
When the Taliban walked into the capital of Afghanistan on Aug. 15, 2021, America’s longest war came to an end. The vacuum...
Taliban detained 1,247 critics and former government soldiers since August
The Taliban have detained at least 1,247 Afghans including 188 women for political reasons since they took power last August,...
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One million women and children battle addiction in Afghanistan
10-year-old Hamida ran into the tent as soon as she smelled heroin, crying and begging her mother to allow her...
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West Kabul explosions kill and injure dozens of Hazara schoolchildren
The day began with three deadly explosions targeting educational institutions in west Kabul, a Hazara neighborhood. The first blast targeted...
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“I won’t give up”: Female miniaturists complain about restrictions and economic hardships
“Art doesn’t have materialistic aspect for an artist, and the art itself is part of an artist’s life,” she added.
A woman and a man were stoned to death in Badakhshan
A young woman and a man were stoned to death for alleged adultery in the northeastern province of Badakhshan last...
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CNN’s bombshell report on child marriage was staged, say family and friends
By M. Mursal and Zahra Nader The alleged sale of an Afghan man’s 9-year-old daughter to a man six times...
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