Taliban orders closure of women-owned coffee shops in Herat
The Taliban’s vice and virtue police have verbally instructed women-led coffee shops in Herat to cease operations, local sources in...
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Taliban restrictions force 12 TV stations to shut down in Afghanistan in the past year, reports media watchdog
The Taliban's media restrictions have resulted in the closure of at least 12 television stations in Afghanistan over the past...
From madrassas to TikTok: the Taliban imperative to indoctrinate
Social media platforms like TikTok, X (formerly twitter), and Facebook, which are wildly popular among young Afghans, have become the...
Taliban publicly whips three, including a woman, in Faryab
The Taliban publicly whipped three people, including a woman on charges of running away from home and adultery in Faryab...
Rukhshana Media founder honoured with human rights award
A prestigious Magnitsky Human Rights Award has been presented to Rukhshana Media’s founder and editor-in-chief Zahra Joya in recognition of...
Young woman’s body found in river after alleged gang-rape in Badakhshan
A 19-year-old woman’s body was found in Kokcha river of Faizabad, the capital city of Badakhshan province after alleged gang-rape,...
Taliban detains teenagers over alleged illicit relationship in Kabul
The Taliban’s vice and virtue police have detained a young woman and man in west Kabul, allegedly for having illicit...
Taliban publicly whips 35, including eight women, across multiple provinces in the past week
The Taliban forces have publicly whipped 35 people, including eight women, in Jawzjan, Takhar, Nangarhar, Ghazni and Kunar provinces over...
Four female fiction writers claim the top spots at literary festival in Mazar-e-Sharif
Four female writers have topped the awards at the 12th Awsana (Myth) and Literary Festival in Balkh province from more...
Afghan teen dies after allegedly being shamed over clothing by school authorities
A 16-year-old girl’s death in Tehran has been blamed on “inappropriate treatment from school authorities” over her choice of clothing,...
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