LGBTQ Afghans call for support as suicide, forced marriage, and abuse rise with people detained in private prisons
At least ten people who identify as LGBTQ have been detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan with some held in...
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Woman allegedly hangs herself in Faryab province after forced marriage
A newlywed woman from Faryab province has been found dead in the bathroom of her home after allegedly hanging herself.
Media in Kunduz ordered to send Taliban all content before publication
Morality police in eastern Afghanistan have ordered media in Kunduz province to send their reports to the Taliban before publication.
Three women dead in suspected domestic violence cases in Kapisa and Faryab
Two women have been killed allegedly by their husbands in separate incidents in Kapisa province, while a third married woman...
Nangarhar residents criticise Taliban’s ‘humiliating’ treatment of primary school teachers
Nangarhar residents are furious at the “humiliating” treatment by Taliban officials of local primary school teachers in a training workshop.
Taliban detain a woman protester and her son in Kabul without charge
An Afghan women protestor and her adult son have been detained by Taliban forces in a raid on the family...
Taliban label treatment of women in Afghanistan as “small and domestic matter” after UN Security Council members call for end to “gender apartheid
A senior Taliban official has described the treatment of women in Afghanistan as a “small, domestic” matter distracting attention from...
Taliban detain and violently beat employees of Daikundi local radio station
Taliban forces have detained three employees of Radio Naseem in central Daikundi province and sealed its office closed, according to...
Afghan martial artists appeal to leaders of Canada and France: ‘Save us!’
Female martial artists from Afghanistan have called on Canada’s Prime Minister and the President of France to save their lives...
Herat girls’ hostel may become a religious school as Taliban expand school agenda
Fears are growing of the Taliban’s moves to expand extremist religious schools in Afghanistan, with more buildings allegedly being claimed...
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