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It doesn't matter if the weather is hot or cold, sunny or snowing. What matters is Matin Sediq has a...

Parwana was still in her mother's womb when her parents found out she was a girl. They were disappointed –...

Growing up in Afghanistan, Soraya, 37, lived far from the Taliban’s influence. But their beliefs and practices still reached her...

Yaqubi*, a teenager in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat, identifies as a woman and prefers to be called Mahnaz, but...

Every year, as the cooler temperatures take hold, Band-e-Sabzak (Sabzak Lake) freezes over with a thick layer of ice -...

Taliban fighters in Ghazni province have taken over a girls’ hostel and used it as a military base, according to...

The Taliban have quietly stopped contraceptives from being sold to women in Kabul and Balkh provinces, ordering pharmacies and drug...

“God forbid if we fail an evaluation. For instance, if we can’t remember a past lesson, we will be whipped...

Susan was 28 years old and in eighth grade in high school, fulfilling her dream of getting an education, when...

Ghor provincial hospital has only two female obstetricians - nowhere near enough for the demands of the province. Sometimes up...