Mother appeals for release of girl jailed for refusing to wed Taliban ally
The family of an Afghan teenager jailed by the Taliban for five years after refusing to marry an influential tribal figure in his 70s have appealed to...
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Young Afghan woman disappears in Kabul while exercising with “improper hijab”
The family of a young Afghan woman who vanished in Kabul last month after leaving her home to exercise say...
‘A few beatings won’t kill you’: Judge rejects divorce request of woman abused by husband in Afghanistan
Under new Taliban laws, a husband is allowed to beat his wife as long as it is not done with...
“We must be able to document the truth about what is happening” in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett tells Rukhshana
As the world marked International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women this week, I spoke with the UN...
The Afghan hospital worker abducted and gang-raped for doing her job
A hospital worker in Afghanistan has told Rukhshana Media how she was abducted by the Taliban, held captive and gang-raped...
Breaking the silence: The virtual world feels as unsafe as the physical
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 secretly celebrate Yalda Night in protest of Taliban’s restrictions
Afghan women's rights activists have secretly celebrated Yalda Night in Kabul and Herat as a form of protest against the...
Afghan women protest in Kabul, demand international action against Taliban’s suppression of women’s rights
The protesters gathered around 7:30 AM, chanting slogans such as “The Taliban commit crimes, the world supports them,” “Education, work,...
Increasingly repressive Taliban rules push girls and women to extremes as despair rises
Tahira was a positive and motivated journalism student when the Taliban abruptly banned her from continuing her university studies in...
‘Nobody is coming to help us’: Afghan teenage girls on life without school
Just over three years ago, Asma’s* future contained many possibilities. Aged 15, she was at secondary school. After that lay...
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