These women were looked down on when they worked in the army. Now they’ve been abandoned in a “dungeon”
By Laila Yousufy For nearly ten years, Major Sama* worked in the former Ministry of Defense in the Afghan capital...
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Four months on, the director of women’s prison in Herat is still missing. Calls grow for her release
On September 29, the director of the women’s prison in the western city of Herat went missing. Now, her family...
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Taliban ideology and the question of women
By A. Froogh Since August 15, with the Taliban's return to power, women’s social and political rights have been under...
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Under the Taliban ban, Afghan actor suffers to make ends meet
By M. Mursal Five days before the Taliban took over the western city of Herat, Masooda Ahmadi* was fired from...
A family of six, five of them blind, survived on aid. Now, they can’t find food
By Nargis Amini Last week, Tayeba and her family of 5 didn’t have anything to eat. With a bowl in...
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Two hours after the last American soldier left Afghanistan, my son was born amid gunfire and chaos
By Sara Rasoli Even though my husband was trying to pretend that everything was fine, the anxiety and panic were...
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Life of refugees in Indonesia: “Prisoners who don’t know when their sentence will end” says karate champion caught in limbo
By Zahra Joya It has been seven years since Mina Asadi, the only female athlete who represented Afghanistan in the...
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“I had no choice but to close”: Women business owners
By Laila Yousufy Until July this year, business was booming for Shirin Nazari, a female entrepreneur in the Afghan capital...
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The daily lives of women and children in Bamyan province
.This photo collection by Najibullah Ahmadi, a freelance photographer, depicts the daily life of women and children in autumn in...
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“It is our secret fight”: The songs of resistance by two Afghan sisters
By Zahra Nader and Zahra Joya As the Taliban’s crackdown on women’s rights continues, forcing protests by women indoors, some...
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