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To be a father of daughters in the Taliban’s Afghanistan has become a daily nightmare for Amir. Now, he says, he is...

I and my colleagues at Rukhshana Media, most of whom work in secret inside the country, have a particular focus...

As much of the world marks Menstrual Health Day with calls for greater awareness and access to sanitary products, in...

Every year for the past decade, Zohra* has spent weeks criss-crossing the mountains of central Afghanistan on foot, braving both...

Strolling through the autumn streets of Johannesburg in South Africa, it’s refreshing to see the democracy emerging from a long,...

Over the past 15 years, Bibi Jan has already endured the unimaginable pain of losing four of her children due...

Florence* has worked as a journalist for five years in Afghanistan – one of the few remaining professions still permitted...

By Muzhdan Mohammadi Nazanin* never complained about having to walk up the freezing slopes of Afghanistan’s snow-covered Hindu Kush mountains...

Let there be no doubt about what the Taliban is doing. They are waging a war against Afghan women and...

For years, Valentine’s Day in Kabul was like many cities throughout the world – over-the-top scenes of red and pink...