An earthquake in Badghis killed 22 people
By Rukhshana Media A powerful magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck the northwestern province of Badghis, killing 22 people, injuring four others,...
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The Taliban pepper-sprayed and beat the protesters calling for justice
By Rukhshana Media A group of women marched in the Afghan capital on Sunday, calling for justice for women killed...
Taliban checkpoint shot dead a young woman in Kabul
By Rukhshana Media A 25-year-old woman was shot dead by Taliban gunmen at a checkpoint in the Afghan capital, Kabul,...
“Afghans are caught between Taliban oppression and the spectre of starvation”: says Human Rights Watch
By Rukhshana Media The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has "accelerated the country's human rights crisis and humanitarian catastrophe," said the...
UN appeals for a 5 billion aid to stave off famine in Afghanistan
By Rukhshana Media The United Nations and its partners launched the agency’s largest aid appeal on Tuesday, asking for more...
“I am a woman, I am my own Mahram”: Women protest forced “hijab”
By Rukhshana Media A group of women in the Afghan capital protested the Taliban’s order which required them to don...
The Taliban arrested a university professor over alleged social media posts
By Rukhshana Media A Kabul University professor was arrested on the charge of “inciting people against the system,” the Taliban...
The Taliban arrest five people accused of “moral corruption” in Herat
By Rukhshana Media The Taliban police in the western city of Herat, arrested five people, including two women on the...
Afghan women tell the Taliban: “We will dress as men in order to work”
By Rukhshana Media A group of women protestors in the Afghan capital, Kabul, warned the Taliban on Friday, saying if...
“The Taliban must allow women to work”: say protesters in Badakhshan
By Rukhshana Media The Taliban’s restrictions on women are one of the main causes of hunger and poverty, said a...
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