Taliban arrest head of girls’ school for having smartphone
Taliban forces have arrested the principal of a girls’ school in central Afghanistan after she refused to hand over her...
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Taliban issue new hijab rules: Thick material, unadorned, no perfume
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders have published new rules on women’s hijab, stating that it must be made of thick material, non-decorative...
Taliban authorities detain dozens of women in Herat over dress
Taliban authorities in the northwestern Afghan city of Herat have detained dozens of women for failing to comply with the...
Zakiya Ahmad becomes first Afghan woman to climb Everest
A 31-year-old mountaineer who campaigns for women’s education has become the first Afghan woman to climb Mount Everest, according to...
International journalists urged to do more to highlight Taliban treatment of Afghan women
Reporting on Afghanistan has become incredibly difficult, but journalists need to urgently find ways to cover the Taliban’s campaign to...
Every girl has the right to go to education, says UN, as Afghanistan marks the start of the fifth school year since the ban
“The message is simple: every girl has the right to go to school.” Those were the words posted on X...
Midwife stabbed to death in Afghanistan
A midwife has been stabbed to death in Afghanistan, police and local media said, becoming the latest female medical worker...
Taliban detain Afghan woman over secret taekwondo training
A young Afghan woman has been arrested by the Taliban’s morality police while secretly training girls in taekwondo.
Taliban arrest female journalist in northern Afghanistan
A female journalist has been detained by Taliban intelligence forces in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, sources close to...
How the closure of the Pakistan border is hitting ordinary Afghans
When the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan closed amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours, Somaya Nadari’s mother lost access...
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