Multiple villages flattened by series of earthquakes in Afghanistan
A desperate search for survivors is under way after a series of earthquakes has killed and injured more than 2,000...
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One year on: Survivors recall the Kaaj suicide bombing on students preparing for university
We would sit a mock exam every Friday to prepare for the university entrance exam. Like any other Friday, we...
‘Selling my books is like selling my dreams’: A Balkh schoolgirl’s desperate decision between hope and poverty as schools remain closed
Two teenage girls dressed in all-black hijabs with black face masks are carrying heavy plastic bags stuffed with books. They...
Taliban harass Balkh beauticians at home since ban on beauty salons
Shaifqa was sitting with guests at her home in Balkh province when armed Taliban members raided her house, forcing their...
Women in Kandahar living as though under house arrest with bans on recreation
It was meant to be family day together outside the house. Marwa and her husband had taken their two-year-old son...
Fatima rebels against Taliban ideology by succeeding in a ‘man’s job’
Fatima Iltaf is determined to make it as a money transfer agent, not only for her livelihood, but also to...
Women in shock as the reality of being banned from Band-e-Amir sinks in
Sabira was in a car on her way to Band-e-Amir, the most popular of Afghanistan’s national parks, when she was...
Daikundi teenager beaten by Taliban after escaping alleged attempted rape
A teenage girl in Daikundi province has been beaten by two men, who she identified as armed Taliban members, after...
Taliban’s Vice and Virtue police are traumatising women to the point of self-isolation
It was meant to be a regular market shopping day in Jawzjan’s provincial capital for Nilofar Langar, but it turned...
The challenge of getting a primary school education in Zabul province
Zabul province in south Afghanistan is one of the most inaccessible provinces for girls’ education in the country. Aside from...
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