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It was one day after Afghanistan’s new rulers closed girls’ high schools when Basira Mohammadi decided she would teach lessons...

“I wish I hadn't allowed my son to go to work that day, otherwise he would be...

It was a hot summer’s day when Farzana’s family travelled west from Kandahar province in Afghanistan’s south to the neighboring...

Latifa* comes to Khaled Ibn Walid park every day before the sun rises for air and for exercise. She’s fighting...

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...