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...
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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,...
Taliban bar women from selling their handicrafts at major expo
The Taliban have barred women entrepreneurs from selling their handicrafts and other artisanal products at a big trade fair in the eastern Afghanistan in Jalalabad city, according to visitors attending the exhibition.
Grieving mother campaigns to save children from landmines after losing sons
One spring day Mah Bibi’s three youngest sons were playing with an unusual object they had found in the ground when it exploded, killing them outright along with three friends.
Mother appeals for release of girl jailed for refusing to wed Taliban ally
The family of an Afghan teenager jailed by the Taliban for five years after refusing to marry an influential tribal figure in his 70s have appealed to...
Taliban arrest head of girls’ school for having smartphone
Taliban forces have arrested the principal of a girls’ school in central Afghanistan after she refused to hand over her...
Young Afghan woman disappears in Kabul while exercising with “improper hijab”
The family of a young Afghan woman who vanished in Kabul last month after leaving her home to exercise say...
Taliban issue new hijab rules: Thick material, unadorned, no perfume
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders have published new rules on women’s hijab, stating that it must be made of thick material, non-decorative...
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