“You should go back home”: Taliban bar women from sacred Afghan shrine
The shrine, a large complex containing a historic mosque and a cemetery, is a significant site for Afghanistan’s Shia community,...
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Nowhere to turn: Afghan women told they can only get food aid in return for sex
Laila with three children to bring up alone, she found work cooking and cleaning – until that, too, was taken...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
Taliban orders schools to drop arts and culture teaching for more religion
Lessons in arts and culture or civic engagement are out. In their place, a renewed focus on religious studies, Sharia...
Swimming against the tide: How one Afghan woman followed her passion
By Nilofar Niekpor Zamani Shukria Qurbani used to spend every weekend at the pool, training with her young students. Swimming...
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