Violence against women and girls is going unreported and unpunished in Taliban-led Afghanistan
Violence against women and girls is going unreported and unpunished in Taliban-led Afghanistan, activists and humanitarian actors are warning, as...
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How a small workshop is providing light and livelihoods in Afghanistan
A small domestic crisis provided the first spark that ignited a new career for Setara. She was home alone one...
Taliban intensify pressure on women with strict dress rules in Herat province in western Afghanistan
One of the few remaining female surgeons at a major hospital in western Afghanistan was prevented from entering and detained...
‘All my dreams died’ when the Taliban banned education, says young Afghan blast survivor
Raihana will never forget the day when a suicide bomber blew up her school in Afghanistan, killing more than 50...
‘Go with Latif, or go to prison’: the Afghan woman jailed for refusing to marry
Soraya has tears in her eyes as she recalls the day nearly two years ago when armed men came for...
From Kabul to Madrid, Afghan women are raising their voices against the Taliban
On the fourth anniversary of Afghanistan’s fall to the Taliban, videos on social media showed two women posting slogans on...
They should pity themselves
This week, an Afghan teacher got in touch with a message. She had written a short essay about the suppression...
Taliban hold fresh press conference in New Delhi. This time, women are allowed in
The Taliban held a press conference at the Afghan embassy in New Delhi on Sunday with female journalists present, two...
People’s Tribunal for Afghanistan’s Women Begins in Spain
A hearing into the Taliban’s treatment of women in Afghanistan opened on Wednesday in the Spanish capital, seeking to amplify...
Herat is the last place in Afghanistan where women still drive. Now they’re being forced off the roads
Maryam knows she would not be the only one affected if she stopped driving. Her business employs 13 women and...
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