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Orzala Rahmani didn’t set out to be a painter. She was in her second year of an engineering degree when...

Mubareka Akbari protested against the Taliban when they returned to power in Afghanistan. Eight months ago, she fled in fear...

The years of being denied their human rights has seen two teenage girls in Kabul become prolific poets. Now Hadia...

Basgul Nikzad says she has helped over 500 girls apply to foreign universities to continue their studies abroad. Now she...

A rising number of Afghan women are using strong sedatives and seeking psychological support despite the financial burden, health professionals...

Rasool* was in English class at an Islamabad private school when plain clothes Pakistani security forces arrived to detain him...

Ali Safari* lives in lower Rigshad, a village in Afghanistan’s central Bamyan province. But for two months he has not...

Nilab’s* life hangs in the balance. The teenager is fighting to survive a suicide attempt from three months ago. She...

Taliban forces in Bamyan are cracking down on women’s travel, asking for proof of family ties from male chaperones and...

Ghezal speaks with a stutter. She has taken refuge with her family in a park on the outskirts of Herat...