Women’s rights activist Manizha Sediqi released after seven months of Taliban detention
Afghan women’s rights activist Manizha Sediqi has been released from prison under an Eid al-Fitr amnesty decree from the Taliban...
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Rukhshana Media reporter among joint winners of Afghanistan Journalist of the Year 2024
The Afghanistan Journalists Centre (AfJC) has jointly awarded five journalists its highest honor of Journalist of the Year for 2024,...
Taliban publicly flog nine people in Khost and Faryab
Nine people have been punished by flogging after being found guilty of various crimes in Taliban courts, the Taliban Supreme...
Taliban close art classes and private tuition centers over female student enrollment
The Taliban have closed a workshop running art classes in Kabul and three private tuition centers because female students were...
Cases of tuberculosis slightly fall in Nangarhar
Nangarhar province has seen a slight decrease in the number of recorded tuberculosis cases year on year for 2023, according...
Taliban threatens broadcaster with shutdown and arrests if women join journalism training
Local Taliban officials have threatened a media network in Nangarhar province with shutdown and widespread arrests after women attended media...
Women in Nangarhar banned by local Taliban from selling bangles in street stalls
Local Taliban authorities in Nangarhar province have banned women from selling jewellery accessories at market stalls, according to multiple sources.
Afghan artists make urgent appeal in open letter to Germany to safeguard them from the Taliban
Female artists from Afghanistan have penned an urgent plea to the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, for support to protect women's...
AfJC annual report highlights ongoing widespread violations of journalists’ rights despite fewer journalists and reports of abuse
The AfJC said it has documented 139 incidents of media and journalists' right violations, including 80 threats against journalists for...
Taliban bans women working in Nangarhar carpet-weaving factories over claims of inappropriate hijabs
A new ban on women working in Nangarhar factories has been enacted by Taliban de facto authorities, forcing hundreds of...
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