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...
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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....
Twice abandoned for bearing daughters, a woman counts the cost of gender bias and misogyny in Afghanistan
Cast out from two marriages for only giving birth to daughters, Mahparwar* lives with four of her six children live...
Afghan migrant in Iran faces bureaucratic nightmare as authorities refuse to purse a case against her alleged rapist because her visa expired
Authorities in Iran are failing to pursue justice for an Afghan refugee, who was allegedly raped at knifepoint and threatened...
A young woman’s devastating escape from a forced marriage in Faryab
Marina had been struggling with low spirits for days and had been especially sorrowful the night before, so Farzana went...
ICC chief prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of women
The international criminal court’s chief prosecutor has requested arrest warrants for the Taliban’s supreme leader and Afghanistan’s chief justice on...
Afghan girls forced to marry adult men as families grapple with poverty and tradition
In exchange for “marrying” Shafiqa, the 46-year-old man offered her family some tracts of land totaling almost three acres.
Surviving deadly strikes against their education inspired two sisters to provide learning opportunities for Afghan girls
Both events have broken Nazanin in different ways and left her in shock. But she’s emerged with a determination to...
The Taliban made me marry my boss: how one word led to a forced marriage
It was a normal summer morning in July last year when 19-year-old Samira* made her way to the carpet-weaving shop...
From mosques to social media, brazen threats and violence against women spreading beyond Afghanistan
Hatred and abuse of women in Afghanistan has taken on new life and dimensions with the Taliban takeover of the...
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