Taliban shuts down health institutes to women
The Taliban have shut down all public and private medical institutes for women across the country, according to local sources.
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Breaking the silence: He asked me to send him nudes
It was a warm summer day. Sunlight softly filtered through the semi-transparent curtains into the dorm. I lay on my...
Man kills wife and two-year-old daughter in Faryab
A man has shot dead his pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter in Qaisar district of Faryab province on Tuesday, local...
Taliban publicly whips 10, including two women, in multiple provinces
The Taliban forces have publicly whipped 10 people, including two women, in Ghor, Khost, and Balkh provinces on Thursday, according...
Taliban shuts down and seals all women-only cafés in Herat
The Taliban vice and virtue police have shut down and sealed all women-only coffee shops in Herat city on Tuesday,...
A new campaign to challenge online harassment in Afghanistan
The absence of legal or structural mechanisms to protect victims contributes to this, as well as a collective mindset that...
Afghan women self-isolating under the Taliban’s extreme moral policing
Farzana was suffering from what she describes as a “slow death” – confined to her house without anything to look...
Afghan women activists urge Trump to revoke Doha agreement
In an open letter, they criticized the deal for failing to bring peace and stability, describing its outcomes as disastrous...
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...
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...
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