The only female engraving artist’s bitter farewell to art in Herat
Khatera Omid invested more than half of her life creating engraving artworks in Herat. For many years, she went to...
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Girls find ways to empower themselves, despite being prevented from going to school
The Taliban’s government has prevented girls of secondary education from returning to school after it seized power last year. The...
‘We are among the most deprived’: Ghor orphanage closed due to lack of funding
The only government-run orphanage in central Ghor province has closed its gates to 187 orphans due to lack of funding....
Female protester opened a secret school to circumvent Taliban’s ban on girls education
“I hope the individuals who have facilities and resources help educate girls so they don’t remain illiterate,” she said. “We,...
Despite Taliban’s restrictions, women-owned factories provide jobs for women in Kandahar
Another woman, Zarmina, who also works in the tailoring factory, said she has 11 children, ten of whom are living...
‘Deeply disappointed’: Taliban impose gender segregation measures on Herat restaurants
The Taliban are not allowing male and female members of the same family to eat together in restaurants in western...
Workplace gender segregation: ‘Taliban are taking away our livelihood’
Mina, 16, who worked at a garment factory in western Kabul, lost her job two weeks ago. Mina said the...
Women face verbal and physical abuse in the streets by the Taliban’s religious police
The religious police force, which is working under the Taliban’s Ministry of Propagation of Vice and Promotion of Virtue, are...
Afghanistan face veil decree: ‘I’ve lost the right to choose my clothes’
Despite everything that has happened to her country since the Taliban seized power last August, 29-year old Nafisa still never believed there...
“All my dreams are shattered”: The unknown fate of female pyrography and fretwork artists in Bamyan
In a corner of Bamyan city, two young female artists spent hours every day in a small art center, creating...
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