Taliban restrictions are impacting profitability of female-led businesses in Badakhshan
Nilab* hadn’t planned to be an entrepreneur, but when the Taliban banned her from working in her government job, she...
Reports
Parents missing in Taliban detention for three months after seeking answers about the detention and brutal murder of their daughter
Marina Sadat was detained by the Taliban morality police from the Dasht-e Barchi neighborhood of Kabul in December. The Taliban...
Teenager imprisoned in Balkh province for seeking divorce
A 16-year-old girl in northern Balkh province has chosen to go to prison rather than be in an abusive marriage.
Afghanistan midwife numbers falling in face of study bans, chaperone requirements, and salary cuts
Sara* is one of only a few female midwives in northern Sar-e-Pol province. Each morning, the 24-year-old walks for 1.5...
A former military family still in hiding almost three years after the Taliban seize control of Afghanistan
Sara* has recently returned from Afghanistan’s south with her son and daughter. They are living on the outskirts of Kabul...
Afghanistan has lost more than 80 percent of its female media workforce. How much longer can the rest last?
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Rukhshana Media spoke with journalists about their experience of working under Taliban...
The unraveling of the life of a policewoman under Taliban rule
Roya* sits on a faded yellow blanket in a small room in her rundown rental house in Kabul. Her voice...
Degradation and Dehumanization: Roqia Saee’s psychological injuries under Taliban detention
Ms Saee fought hard for her rights that were being systematically dismantled under Taliban rule. She’d witnessed in horror as...
Chickenpox infections spread in Bamyan on back of limited healthcare and no access to vaccine
“When the red spots appeared on my child's skin, I thought it was a simple and passing sensitivity, and that...
Famous for her poetry and skateboarding videos, Afghanistan’s eight-year-old ‘Spring Girl’ mulls what her future holds under Taliban rule
The eight-year-old’s fame has grown from videos on social media of her odd pairing of talents - poetry and skateboarding,...
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