Family members arrested in Takhar for murders of a girl and a woman in separate incidents
A teenager and a 22-year-old woman have been violently killed in northern Takhar province, allegedly at the hands of their...
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Nangarhar resident dies of AIDS as nearly 300 people in the province live with the disease
Health officials in eastern Nangarhar province say that 297 people have been registered in the province as having AIDS, including...
Taliban sentence Daikundi radio chief to year in prison for reports critical of its administration
A Taliban court has sentenced a Daikundi radio chief to a year in prison for broadcasting content that was critical...
Taliban authorities remain silent on arrest of Kandahari journalist who is uncontactable
Taliban forces have detained a local television journalist Abdul Rahim Mohammadi in Kandahar province, the Afghanistan Journalists Center (AfJC) said.
Family of protester Manizha Siddiqi calls for her release after Taliban move her to notorious Pol-e-Charkhi prison
The family of a woman detained for protesting for women’s rights in Afghanistan fears for her safety after she was...
Fears that Taliban is not properly investigating deaths of girls and women after violent death of Husna Sadat reported as suicide
Afghan cinematographer and former actor Husna Sadat has died in circumstances that people close to her say warrants investigation, but...
Taliban closes more gardens and parks to women in Nangarhar in further crackdown on women’s recreation
Taliban forces in eastern Nangarhar province are cracking down on women’s presence in parks and gardens, preventing them from going...
Afghan women activities slam former president Karzai for supporting Taliban government
Afghan women have called on former Afghan president Hamid Karzai to pay attention to the tyranny of the Taliban after...
Former MPs tell Moscow summit on Afghanistan the Taliban does not have the support of the people and slam its anti-women policies
A former Afghan parliamentarian has told an international summit on Afghanistan that the Taliban needs to accept the transformation of...
Tailors in Herat protest Taliban shutdown of shops making women’s clothes
Tailors in Herat provinces have protested outside the provincial Taliban governor’s office over the forced closure of tailors that cater...
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