Taliban leader: man rules his wife and she must keep him happy
The Taliban’s supreme leader has issued a decree stating that “the husband is the ruler of the woman, and the...
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The Taliban ended my schooling: Why we must never forget August 15
Rukhshana Media reader Bahar Ebrahimi, whose education was cut short by the Taliban, writes here about what August 15 means to her.
Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan plunges into a state of collapse
The stark figures show that since the hardliners seized power in 2021, women have been erased from public life, poverty...
Five years under the Taliban: All the things women cannot do
August 15 marks five years since the Taliban seized Afghanistan - five years which have changed the lives of millions...
Taliban oppression must not become the ‘new normal’ for Afghanistan, German MEP warns ahead of anniversary
Hannah Neumann is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany’s Green Party who focuses on foreign policy and...
Taliban say women should not leave home without husband’s permission
The Taliban have said women should not leave the house without their husband’s permission, warning that the devil lies in...
Five years in hiding: the hellish life of an ex Afghan policewoman under the Taliban
Former Afghan policewoman Saadat* has spent five years in hiding since the Taliban seized power, living in constant fear that...
One Afghan student found refuge in Bangladesh. Now she’s stuck between a homeland that won’t let her study and a world that won’t let her in
Like many prospective graduates, Narges Hussain Zada is spending her summer frantically filling in application forms as she looks for...
Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers ban make-up and perfume for brides in new weddings clampdown
The Taliban issued a fresh directive on weddings and engagement parties in Afghanistan this week, barring women from wearing make-up,...
Behind every door, a story of pain: One of Afghanistan’s few female doctors reflects on her work
Every morning at first light, Manizha* picks up her medicine bag and heads out to villages in rural Afghanistan where,...
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