Hardened hands and calloused hearts: the extreme working lives of women in Bamyan
The hot sun beats down, shining directly overhead. The forehead of 22-year-old Basma gleams with sweat. She has been working...
Reports
Taliban extremists visit schools to encourage jihad and martyrdom
Ahmadwali, 17, has heard many times from the Taliban men who visit his school frequently about “the right to kill...
Mothers struggle with lack of education around pregnancy and birth
Maryam's ten children are almost all the same size – you’d be forgiven for thinking some of them are twins....
Jogi children caught in cycle of illiteracy and deprivation
The suburb of Shirabad on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif city feels like a storm has just passed through. There’s dust...
Selling organs in exchange for bread
The 26-year-old received 220,000 afs for her kidney – enough to pay off her husband’s debts that were hanging over...
The misbehavior of the Taliban forces with the families of the Kaaj victims; A slap instead of consolation
Several hours after the deadly incident at Kaaj educational center on Friday, September 30, Jawad Ali, 45, still did not...
Taliban abuse and mistreatment of women at Iran-Herat border
Her mother's answer that her 9-year-old son is their mahram did not satisfy the Taliban. So the six of them...
Remote Helmand literacy center thrives under 20-year-old volunteer teacher
A school that started up in a remote district of Helmand province now has 200 students after opening last year...
Bamyan potato pickers are overworked and underpaid: workers
As potato harvesting season is underway, Sabira has been going to the fields to pick the crop every day. She...
Taliban court favours Pashtuns land claims in Ghazni despite legal evidence
Several ethnically Pashtun residents who live in the border area of Gilan district, Ghazni province, have launched a legal case...
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