Balkh women determined to protest until schools and universities reopen to them
Women in northern Balkh province, the majority of whom are students who have been refused the right to attend classes,...
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Nangarhari mother killed and children wounded in shooting attack
A man has allegedly shot dead his wife and injured his three children in an attack in Nangarhar province, according...
Khosti man kills his two children, wounds two others, before killing himself
A man has shot dead two of his own children and wounded two other family members before later turning the...
Badghis woman killed by armed men
A 50-year-old woman has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the capital of Badghis province Qala-e-Naw, the local Taliban...
Taliban to Takhar restaurants: Do not serve women without male chaperones
Representatives from the Taliban directorate of Virtue and Vice in northern Takhar province have asked local restaurant and hotel owners...
Five people flogged in Paktia include person punished for running away from home
Five people have been publicly whipped in Paktia province for various crimes and misdemeanors, according to a newsletter from the...
Helmandi woman’s nose and ears cut off by husband
A woman whose ears and nose have been cut off by her husband in an attack at home is being...
Kabul’s only women-run library closes due to Taliban restrictions
The only library for women and run by women in Kabul has been forced to close due to increasingly oppressive...
Taliban Minister of Education: Those who oppose the Taliban system must be punished by death
A senior Taliban leader said in a public address that those who preach against the Taliban system of rule and...
Young woman ends her life by drinking acid in Faryab
A 22-year-old woman has died after drinking acid despite attempts to save her life in Faryab provincial hospital.
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