‘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...
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‘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...
Afghan Women Protest Removal of Photos from National ID Cards
A move by the Taliban to remove women’s images from national identity cards on request has sparked protests from human...
How One Afghan Woman is Taking on Child Hunger
Every morning, Rana Tawakol* spends an hour and a half walking to the clinic where she works in a remote...
Taliban launch crackdown on Afghanistan’s secret beauty salons
The Taliban have issued an order targeting underground beauty salons operating in secret across Afghanistan, warning the women running them that...
Against all odds: The Afghan women becoming entrepreneurs
When the Taliban issued a decree barring women from attending universities, “it felt like everything was over,” she says. “I...
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