Imprisoned and gang-raped by the Taliban: An Afghan ex-soldier speaks out
Warning: This report contains accounts of sexual assault. By Haniya Frotan The Taliban had been back in power in Afghanistan...
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Misleading narratives: what is the situation of women in Afghanistan under Taliban rule?
I and my colleagues at Rukhshana Media, most of whom work in secret inside the country, have a particular focus...
As the world marks menstrual health day, Afghan girls are left in the dark
As much of the world marks Menstrual Health Day with calls for greater awareness and access to sanitary products, in...
Interview with Joël van Houdt: Photographing Afghanistan Beyond the Clichés
Rukhshana Media sat down with Dutch photojournalist Joël van Houdt to talk about his work in Afghanistan and upcoming photo...
‘It’s worth a piece of bread’ – how a ban on selling hair robbed Afghan women of one of their last ways to earn
In a quiet alley in western Afghanistan, a middle-aged woman swathed in a hijab is pleading with a dealer to...
Meet the Afghan woman braving all to protect children from polio
Every year for the past decade, Zohra* has spent weeks criss-crossing the mountains of central Afghanistan on foot, braving both...
Nobel laureate Malala accuses Taliban of ‘Gender Apartheid’
Nobel peace laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai has condemned the Taliban’s treatment of women in Afghanistan as “gender apartheid”, saying...
In Afghanistan’s religious schools, girls must adhere to strict appearance codes—or face punishment
In Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, religious schools, the only option left for girls after the shutdown of formal education, have become spaces...
Secret Kabul photo exhibition showcases Afghan women’s pain and resilience
Afghan photographer Homa Mohammadi* braves constant intimidation in the course of her work, once having her camera smashed up by...
A century after racial apartheid, an Afghan delegation learns lessons from South Africa in the fight against gender apartheid
Strolling through the autumn streets of Johannesburg in South Africa, it’s refreshing to see the democracy emerging from a long,...
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