After taking control of Balkhab, Taliban summarily executed civilians, residents say
Twenty-three dead civilians have so far been identified, and the bodies of 29 others, who have been found or buried...
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How addiction and poverty destroyed an Afghan family
Rita’s life has always been difficult. During her childhood, she weaved carpet at home for half of a day, and...
All women-run restaurants have been closed in Bamyan following the Taliban takeover
All nine women-owned and women-run restaurants and coffee shops have been closed in central Bamyan province following the Taliban’s return...
Taliban detained 1,247 critics and former government soldiers since August
The Taliban have detained at least 1,247 Afghans including 188 women for political reasons since they took power last August,...
Two Taliban leaders married women less than half their age in southern Afghanistan
Sources have told Rukhshana Media that two prominent Taliban officials in southern Afghanistan have married women less than half their...
‘Depressed and isolated’: The story of two female wounded victims of an Isis attack
Rezai was wounded in the leg and chest, and Abbasi in the right leg. They both live in constant fear...
The unknown fate of 169 orphans in northern Afghanistan
At least 169 orphans were displaced and live in uncertainty following the closure of three orphanages in three northern provinces...
The plight of widows in Taliban’s Afghanistan
In a deeply conservative Kandahar, all four of them had to leave their house almost everyday to work and make...
The only female engraving artist’s bitter farewell to art in Herat
Khatera Omid invested more than half of her life creating engraving artworks in Herat. For many years, she went to...
Girls find ways to empower themselves, despite being prevented from going to school
The Taliban’s government has prevented girls of secondary education from returning to school after it seized power last year. The...
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