Taliban restrictions on women branded ‘crimes against humanity’
Women’s rights activists have called on the UN to recognize the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s rights as crimes against humanity.
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‘We can’t breathe,” women protestors say
Women trying to protest against Taliban restrictions have sent an angry letter to the UN Human Rights Council as it...
Balkh’s female journalists say Taliban restrictions threatening their jobs
Taliban restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights are also threatening women in media trying to report on the situation, female...
Afghan women in Kabul protest the international community’s ‘double-standard’
Afghan women have staged an angry protest in Kabul against the international community’s dealings with the Taliban.
Pregnant woman raped and murdered in Herat; Three suspects publicly executed
A Taliban official confirmed reports that three men sexually assaulted a woman pregnant with twins then murdered her along with...
Unknown men rape two girls in Herat
Two children from a primary school in Herat have reportedly been kidnapped and raped.
Over the past five days, seven women have been murdered or killed themselves in Afghanistan
In Kunduz Province, a young pregnant woman killed herself and her unborn child by drinking acid. According to local sources,...
Taliban stop educational activities of foreign organizations
The Taliban Education Department has ordered all foreign organizations including NGOs to end educational programs.
Former Afghan prosecutors exiled in Pakistan say they have been abandoned by the international community
Prosecutors of Afghanistan’s former government who fled to Pakistan after the government’s collapse say that they have been living in...
Daikundi woman dies after overdosing on opium
A woman in Daikundi province has died after overdosing on opium, with some sources who know the family saying it...
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