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...
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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.
A bride shot dead by the Taliban in Nangarhar province over music being played in convoy
A bride has been shot dead on her wedding day in Nangarhar province after a Taliban opened fire on the...
Afghan women launch campaign of eight requests on March 8, signed by 800 people
A March 8 campaign to mark International Women’s Day was launched by Afghan women with eight requests to the international...
International Women’s Day; Women protest outside UN office shouting anti-Taliban slogans
Women have publicly protested for their rights in the streets of Afghanistan’s capital on the eve of International Women's Day.
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