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...
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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...
Taliban ban hundreds of women from working in an olive plant in Nangarhar
The local authorities in Nangarhar province have stopped women and girls from working in an olive factory, local sources in...
Female applicants not observing hijab will fail to secure jobs at Health Ministry
The National Examination Authority (NEXA) said in a notice on Monday that female applicants who don’t observe hijab will not...
Several girls and women detained for “improper hijab” in Kabul
The Taliban Vice and Virtue police have beaten and arrested several women in Dasht-e-Barchi neighborhood of Kabul for not adhering...
Taliban court flogs and jails two people for leaving home without permission in Badakhshan
Two people have been publicly whipped and jailed in northern Badakhshan province’s Khash district as punishment for “running away from...
Afghan women’s rights protestor Parisa Azada released from Taliban detention
Women’s rights protestor Parisa Azada has been released from Taliban detention after more than a month in prison.
Nangarhar health system struggles with steep rise of malnourishment in children as more than 3000 new cases appear per month
An alarming number of children are needing treatment for malnourishment in eastern Nangarhar province, but the health system doesn’t have...
Taliban releases women’s rights activist Zhulia Parsi in poor mental and physical health
Women’s rights activist Zhulia Parsi and her son have been released from Taliban custody after nearly three months, sources close...
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