I wanted to become a doctor, but the Taliban stole my dream
I was just seven when I lost my father. He was a member of former government’s forces in Wardak where...
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After the reopening of public universities, female students complain about restrictions on campuses
By Laila Yousufy Compulsory hijab on campuses have irked female students who say head-to-toe covering has made their lives difficult....
International Women’s Day 2022: Afghan Women Under the Shadow of the Taliban
Afghanistan may be one of the worst places for women in the world. The Taliban have been imposing restrictions on...
She dreamt to become an Orthodontist, then a bomb blast changed everything
She was severely wounded and burnt in an ISIS-K magnetic bomb explosion which targeted a passenger minivan in west Kabul...
Women make up 86 percent of those who attempt to commit suicide in Herat, data shows
But the actual number may be higher because women, who attempts to kill themselves, often report the suicide attempts as...
“I felt disappointed”: Afghan Fulbright applicants’ lost dream
The United States’s decision to halt the Fulbright scholarship program for Afghanistan has dashed the dreams of 140 semi-finalists who...
“Mother, are we going to die tonight?” Afghan refugees in the middle of Ukraine war
“As the fighting intensifies every night, the lights are turned off, and this multiplies the panic in the camp,” she...
Taliban restrictions are now preventing women from seeking healthcare
BAMYAN, Afghanistan — On a note tacked to the wall of a health clinic in December, in the now Taliban-controlled...
Herat’s only diagnosis center for breast cancer is being shut down
The only center for the diagnosis of breast cancer has been closed in western Herat city, according to two sources...
Recession hits the only women market in Herat
The only women's market in western Herat city is on the verge of collapse, and more than 80 percent of...
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