Ghor woman sets herself on fire in bid to escape alleged forced marriage
A young woman has died after setting herself on fire in Taywara district of Ghor province in an alleged attempt...
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The remote Badakhshan mountains where motherhood often ends in mourning
In a remote district of Badakhshan province, the only companions to a woman in labor are usually her family and...
UNAMA is engaging with ‘all stakeholders’ in a bid to advance on new Afghanistan roadmap to resolve crises
The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) presented a strategy at a Doha meeting in February, aimed at helping...
Bamyan sportswoman grapples with her life full of athletics reduced to home confinement under Taliban rule
The 26-year-old participated in the three sports simultaneously with an ability to gain physical prowess quickly. Now, she is –...
The rare burden of a girl in Afghanistan surviving without dreams
Education is a fundamental right provided to all children all over the world. Girls and boys without distinction go to...
The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system
Over the past 15 years, Bibi Jan has already endured the unimaginable pain of losing four of her children due...
Taliban publicly execute four men in separate murder cases
The Taliban have publicly executed two men in Qala-e-Naw, the capital of Badghis province, another man in Nimruz province, and...
Reimagining the struggle for Afghan women’s rights: Strategies for advocacy, international support, and education (part two)
In the past three and a half years, efforts beyond Afghanistan have primarily centred around the lobbying of and advocacy...
Disillusionment with the default forms of political protest (Part One)
It’s not possible to address all these dimensions, but a clearer understanding of the current situation is needed in order...
Fear and uncertainty reign as Trump order suspends visa process of Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan amid immigration crackdown
Zahra Musawi is three years into her immigration process to the United States since fleeing the Taliban, but the prospect...
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