“I knelt before the Talib and asked him to kill me”: recollections of horrific abuse in Taliban detention
The 20-year-old was arrested by Taliban forces on Monday, January 8 from Pul-e-Khoshk of west Kabul and taken to the...
Read moreThe 20-year-old was arrested by Taliban forces on Monday, January 8 from Pul-e-Khoshk of west Kabul and taken to the...
Read moreThe mass arrests of women under the Taliban’s pretext of an "improper hijab” is not the only fear that Parisa...
Read moreExiled from her own home, imprisoned, assaulted, and now a refugee in France, Sadaf has suffered for her identity as...
Read moreThe 12-year-old lives in the village of Saltaq Khord Turkmania, an area in Jawzjan province’s Khwaja Du Koh district, where...
Read moreShe was the sole breadwinner raising her young family, but Gul-e-Badam considered herself lucky – with her government salary and...
Read moreRahima’s been robbed twice in four months in Balkh’s capital Mazar-e-Sharif. Adding to her distress is police refused to hear...
Read moreHere are Zarifa and Hakima’s first-person accounts of their arrests, detention, and treatment. Their experience of abuse, coercion and torture...
Read moreBefore becoming a student in a secret school in western Herat province, Afsana passed her days stuck at home. She’s...
Read moreThe Taliban is cracking down on female clothing in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul in a new wave of suppression targeting girls...
Read moreThreats have followed Baran* for the six years she’s worked in the media. But the challenges of working under Taliban...
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