Afghanistan midwife numbers falling in face of study bans, chaperone requirements, and salary cuts
Sara* is one of only a few female midwives in northern Sar-e-Pol province. Each morning, the 24-year-old walks for 1.5...
Read moreSara* is one of only a few female midwives in northern Sar-e-Pol province. Each morning, the 24-year-old walks for 1.5...
Read moreA woman and man have been publicly whipped and jailed for running away from home in Jaghuri district of Ghazni...
Read moreTwo sisters are among one of the first cohorts of graduates from Nangarhar province’s Institute of Health Sciences since the...
Read moreAthletes from Afghanistan are calling on football stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to support the rights of women and...
Read moreSara* has recently returned from Afghanistan’s south with her son and daughter. They are living on the outskirts of Kabul...
Read moreSeveral widows of former Afghan National Security Forces members say Nangarhar province’s Department for Martyrs and Disabled Affairs has stopped...
Read moreAn armed assault on a Shia mosque in Herat province has killed at least five people, including a woman and...
Read moreRoya* sits on a faded yellow blanket in a small room in her rundown rental house in Kabul. Her voice...
Read moreThe Taliban's Vice and Virtue police have detained three journalists in Khost province for broadcasting music and engaging with female...
Read moreMs Saee fought hard for her rights that were being systematically dismantled under Taliban rule. She’d witnessed in horror as...
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