Women-owned businesses in Herat close as women’s unemployment rises and purchasing power dries up
A women-only shopping center in Herat is closing its doors because of low demand after only a year of operation.
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Fifteen members of a family poisoned for consuming poppy leaves in Nangarhar
Fifteen members of a family were poisoned for consuming poppy leaves with their food in Kama district of Nangarhar province,...
Violations against Afghan journalists fall in 2023
Violations against Afghan journalists have fallen in 2023 compared to a year earlier, according to the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AfJC).
A Futsal tournament held in Pakistan to protest the recent oppression of Afghan women and girls
A futsal tournament for Afghan girls in Pakistan’s Quetta Balochistan was held this week in a symbolic protest movement against...
Four young women beaten and detained in Daikundi for “improper hijab”
A close source to one of the detainees, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they have been beaten for...
Families desperate as Taliban continue campaign of arresting girls and women in Kabul for “improper” clothing
Families of girls and women being detained by the Taliban de facto authorities for “improper hijab” say they are not...
A female graphic artist among several victims of the IS-KP bomb attack on Kabul neighborhood
Female graphic artist Khadija Panahi is among the victims of the bomb blast that targeted a civilian minibus in Qalay-e-Nazer,...
Women without a male chaperone are barred from medical treatment in Nangarhar hospitals and health clinics
Women are being stopped by Taliban forces from entering hospitals and health clinics in Nangarhar province if they do not...
Taliban detain a local radio chief in Ghor for broadcasting content about girl’s education
The Taliban have detained Saday-e-Adalat Radio’s chief in Ghor province for broadcasting the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA)...
A woman protester once detained by the Taliban committed suicide in Kunduz
A 21-year-old woman protester committed suicide by throwing herself into a well in northern Kunduz province, local sources in the...
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