“We have been subjected to murder, gang rape, and torture”: LBGTQ people after August 15
In an indoor protest in Kabul on Wednesday, December 28, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Afghanistan say...
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“The Taliban have decided to destroy the future of the country”: Taliban’s ban on NGOs’ female employees sparks global reaction
The Taliban’s ban on women working at national and international NGOs in Afghanistan has triggered a widespread reaction. Some international...
Herat women banned from urban transport unless escorted
The Taliban have banned women and girls from using urban transport without a male chaperone in western Herat province on...
Taliban violently disperse Herat women’s demonstration against university ban
Herat university students were protesting Saturday morning against the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education while they were violently beaten and...
Taliban warn Mazar-e-Sharif residents not to protest against the university closure
Mullahs and Imams of several mosques in Mazar-e-Sharif city of northern Balkh province asked the city’s residents not to participate...
Taliban publicly flog 48 people including seven women in two provinces
Taliban publicly whipped 48 people, including seven women, accused of moral crimes, robbery, embezzlement, drug trafficking, and sodomy at sports...
Taliban disperse and detain women protesters in Kabul
University students were protesting Thursday morning against the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education across the country when they were violently...
Twelve people including a woman publicly whipped in Helmand
The Taliban publicly flogged 12 people, including a woman, accused of theft and adultery in Nad Ali district of Helmand...
Twenty seven people, including two women, publicly lashed in Zabul and Helmand provinces
The Taliban publicly flogged 27 people, including two women, accused of robbery, adultery, sodomy, and running away from home in...
Women’s Rights Activist Zarifa Yaqubi released
Zarifa Yaqubi, a women’s rights activist, who was arrested by the Taliban along with her four male colleagues six weeks...
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