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For months, she searched for a secret school that would take them. Then one day soon after they started attending,...

Under the expert tutelage of a master painter, they are learning to create miniature paintings in the style of Kamal...

All around the world, February 14 is celebrated as the festival of love. But in Afghanistan, it has become a...

Every winter, they risk being cut off by deep snow and unable to access the city for crucial medical services,...

Four young women sit together, waiting for the phone to ring. When the call finally comes through, their friend’s voice...

A husband who beats his wife severely could get off with just a 15-day sentence, while a woman who leaves...

I managed to dash in and hide my laptop under my chador before he stepped into the courtyard, with the...

When the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan closed amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours, Somaya Nadari’s mother lost access...

Appearing on stage at the opening of his exhibition wearing a burqa, he declared: “Wherever a woman’s body is controlled,...

By Ziba Balkhi Abeda worked as a teacher in Afghanistan’s Balkh province for more than a decade before the Taliban...