‘No one cares’: Mothers and babies die in Afghan hospitals as health crisis worsens
When Azizgul went into labour at her home in northern Afghanistan her family put her on a donkey for the...
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Skipping school to survive – the Afghan province where more and more children work
Early in the morning, at an hour when most children are still asleep, 12-year-old Ruhullah* sets out alone on the...
‘Please observe the hijab’: The Taliban wall signs sowing fear in Kabul
At the entrance to the Malalai Hospital for women and children in Kabul, a message painted on a wall reads:...
Meet Nasiba Daytabar: The Afghan woman who rose from poverty to run for parliament in Sweden
Like many Afghan girls, Nasiba Daytabar spent her teenage years terrified her father would pull her out of school and...
A secret address and strict timeslots — how one Afghan beautician operates under the Taliban’s radar
Tina always wanted to be a beautician. Growing up in Afghanistan, she used to help her older sister at her...
Afghanistan’s female teachers put up with low pay to defy Taliban
Rahima’s teaching salary is so meagre that sometimes she cannot even afford the fare to work, but her job in...
Taliban detain female poet in Takhar for writing protest poetry
Taliban intelligence forces have detained an Uzbek poet in northeast Afghanistan for writing poetry critical of their rule, according to a relative.
Taliban judge jails mother with baby after she asks to divorce violent husband
When Marhaba went to court to seek a divorce she was hoping for a quick end to years of abuse...
First, the Taliban shut down their real lives, Now, Afghan women’s virtual lives are also under threat
Somaiya, 26, wasn’t surprised when her Instagram posts – photos and videos of her daily life and promotions for local...
Young Afghan mother seeking divorce shot dead in ambush on way to court
Last month, mother-of-two Shakila set off from her village in central Afghanistan for the 30 minute trip to the local courthouse to collect the ruling in her divorce case.
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