Two years of women standing up to the Taliban
In two years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, women’s freedoms have been systematically removed, excluding them from almost all sectors...
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Hungry, hunted, terrified: unending plight of the Afghan women who served in military and police
Shima Forugh* was in 10th grade at school when she decided she would join the Afghan army. It had been...
Rukhshana Media’s message; March 8 is a day of solidarity with the liberating force of history
Being a woman has become tantamount to being a criminal in Afghanistan. The dreams of a generation are being destroyed....
Jogies in Ghazni face extreme conditions in ruined homes
Life for the Jogi community has never been easy in Afghanistan. But under the Taliban, their challenges have increased. Driven...
Life for Afghan women under the Taliban flag
The Taliban have issued nearly forty decrees and orders related to controlling the behaviour and movement of women in the...
Taliban court favours Pashtuns land claims in Ghazni despite legal evidence
Several ethnically Pashtun residents who live in the border area of Gilan district, Ghazni province, have launched a legal case...
‘Only Hazara girls have failed,’: Female students say they are being failed due to their ethnic and religious affiliation
Hazara female university students say some lecturers are failing them unjustly just because they belong to the Hazara Shia community.
The only treatment center for female drug addicts has been turned into a military base in Kandahar
The employees of the only treatment center for female drug addicts in Kandahar quit their jobs after they weren’t paid...
Taliban detained 1,247 critics and former government soldiers since August
The Taliban have detained at least 1,247 Afghans including 188 women for political reasons since they took power last August,...
One million women and children battle addiction in Afghanistan
10-year-old Hamida ran into the tent as soon as she smelled heroin, crying and begging her mother to allow her...
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