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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...

The shrine, a large complex containing a historic mosque and a cemetery, is a significant site for Afghanistan’s Shia community,...

As the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN...

Laila with three children to bring up alone, she found work cooking and cleaning – until that, too, was taken...