How Afghanistan’s education ban has shattered the lives of rural women
When Lina* became one of the few girls from her district in rural Afghanistan to win a place at university,...
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From a child sold to a mother on the brink of selling her own
Her cracked lips seemed to scream the wounds of her life. Blood seeped from the fissures in her parched skin,...
‘No one will take the side of a woman alone’ – one Afghan widow’s desperate fight for her children
But if life was hard before 2021, that was nothing compared to what Hadia faces now. As well as being...
‘No matter the cost’ – Afghanistan’s secret schools survive against the odds
Mahnaz was just 15 when the Taliban returned to power and brought in a blanket ban on older girls attending...
‘A market in name only’ – Taliban’s broken promises stifle female entrepreneurship in Afghanistan
Adiba set up her shop in a market in the city of Mazar-e-Sharif that the Taliban set up for women...
How ordinary men became unpaid Taliban enforcers in their own homes
To be a father of daughters in the Taliban’s Afghanistan has become a daily nightmare for Amir. Now, he says, he is...
Imprisoned and gang-raped by the Taliban: An Afghan ex-soldier speaks out
Warning: This report contains accounts of sexual assault. By Haniya Frotan The Taliban had been back in power in Afghanistan...
As the world marks menstrual health day, Afghan girls are left in the dark
As much of the world marks Menstrual Health Day with calls for greater awareness and access to sanitary products, in...
Interview with Joël van Houdt: Photographing Afghanistan Beyond the Clichés
Rukhshana Media sat down with Dutch photojournalist Joël van Houdt to talk about his work in Afghanistan and upcoming photo...
‘It’s worth a piece of bread’ – how a ban on selling hair robbed Afghan women of one of their last ways to earn
In a quiet alley in western Afghanistan, a middle-aged woman swathed in a hijab is pleading with a dealer to...
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