The remote Badakhshan mountains where motherhood often ends in mourning
In a remote district of Badakhshan province, the only companions to a woman in labor are usually her family and...
Reports
Bamyan sportswoman grapples with her life full of athletics reduced to home confinement under Taliban rule
The 26-year-old participated in the three sports simultaneously with an ability to gain physical prowess quickly. Now, she is –...
The rare burden of a girl in Afghanistan surviving without dreams
Education is a fundamental right provided to all children all over the world. Girls and boys without distinction go to...
The forgotten patients: Lost voices in the global healthcare system
Over the past 15 years, Bibi Jan has already endured the unimaginable pain of losing four of her children due...
Fear and uncertainty reign as Trump order suspends visa process of Afghan refugees stranded in Pakistan amid immigration crackdown
Zahra Musawi is three years into her immigration process to the United States since fleeing the Taliban, but the prospect...
“We aren’t even allowed to laugh”: A journalist on Afghanistan’s heavily-controlled media sector
Florence* has worked as a journalist for five years in Afghanistan – one of the few remaining professions still permitted...
Afghan women studying abroad are being forced to return to Afghanistan and Taliban education ban after USAID cuts scholarships
By Muzhdan Mohammadi Nazanin* never complained about having to walk up the freezing slopes of Afghanistan’s snow-covered Hindu Kush mountains...
Kabul’s kitschy red decorations for Valentine’s Day have disappeared along with the freedoms and celebrations of the past
For years, Valentine’s Day in Kabul was like many cities throughout the world – over-the-top scenes of red and pink...
An Afghan child in Badakhshan makes third attempt to end life over forced marriage
When Mahrukh* was brought unconscious and close to death to Faizabad Hospital in Badakhshan, none of the staff believed that...
Detained on false charges, Afghan student finds punishment continues long after her release
After three months of unjust imprisonment by the Taliban, Mahsa* faced her most cruel test yet - her father’s shame....
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