Special Coverage

Working as a journalist, I have come to rely a great deal on social media and the connections it opens...

Afghan women's rights activists have secretly celebrated Yalda Night in Kabul and Herat as a form of protest against the...

The protesters gathered around 7:30 AM, chanting slogans such as “The Taliban commit crimes, the world supports them,” “Education, work,...

Tahira was a positive and motivated journalism student when the Taliban abruptly banned her from continuing her university studies in...

Just over three years ago, Asma’s* future contained many possibilities. Aged 15, she was at secondary school. After that lay...

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, Rukhshana Media spoke with journalists about their experience of working under Taliban...

These are the stories of three women who have all been detained by Taliban forces and subjected to torture. It...

In the history of human societies, there has been oppression of women. But none so systemic with their complete exclusion...

In two years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women’s freedoms have been systematically removed, excluding them from almost all sectors...

Shima Forugh* was in 10th grade at school when she decided she would join the Afghan army. It had been...