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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Cases
A female volleyball player died a week before the Taliban came to power. Her parents are searching for answers
By Zahra Nader In late July, Mahjabin Hakimi received some good news: her special immigrant visa for the United States...
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A Teacher: “My brother and the Taliban forced me to stay at home”
By Maryam Mursal Monisa Rezaee, 35, has taught literacy for the past 15 years. But last week she lost her...
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Mosque attack: The bodies of some victims put in mass graves
By Hawa Mahmoodi At 1 pm on October 8, when worshipers gathered for Friday prayer, an explosion took place inside...
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A woman athlete: “Now, the medals I won are the cause of my suffering”
By Hawa Mahmoodi Martial arts teacher Shafiqa Sadat Mohseni was coaching her students at her small club in the west...
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A high school student set her school certificates on fire
By Arzoo Hakimi When Aybak city, the capital of central Samangan province, fell to the Taliban on the 9th of...
‘Tomorrow they will kill me’: Afghan female police officers live in fear of Taliban reprisals
Negar Masumi, a female police officer with 15 years of experience, was determined not to flee when the Taliban took...
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