Marziya forged an unconventional path to the elite police unit, but then the Taliban stripped away her rights. Now she struggles for basic bread
Married off as a teenager to a man she didn’t know, attending class with a new baby in her arms,...
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Severe winter sees cases of child respiratory illness surge, with around 900 children treated and 15 deaths in Nangarhar hospital
At least 15 children in Nangarhar province have died of respiratory illnesses this past winter season with another 900 children...
We mustn’t normalize the ‘deeply disturbing’ treatment of Afghan women: Q&A with Heather Barr, Human Rights Watch
It’s also a day when many Afghan women and girls will, I’m sure, be having feelings of betrayal about the...
The changing face of Afghan shoe polishers as women turn to the male-dominated profession for income
Shrouded in a blue burqa sitting on a worn-out brown mat, Nabila* spreads a brightly-coloured cloth on the ground and...
UN official casts the plight of women in Afghanistan as ‘unprecedented’ in Turkey meeting
A senior United Nations official says the situation of women in Afghanistan today is an unprecedented chapter in the history...
Women protesters demand prosecution of former government sports officials
Afghan women activists are calling for former government sports officials to be held accountable for the failed evacuation of the...
Fear with no escape: a woman navigates the chokehold on her freedom under the Taliban’s threat of detention
These days, I’m afraid to leave the house. Ever since the Taliban detentions of girls and women began, the crowds...
Eight people flogged and imprisoned in Herat for ‘abuse and dishonour’
Eight people have been flogged and sentenced to prison on charges of “abuse and dishonor” in western Herat province, a...
From the ashes of a school explosion into the lap of domestic violence, a traumatised teenager fears for her future daughter
Asma is pregnant against her will. But now that she's expecting, she’s protective of the life growing inside her. Especially...
Women and girls restricted from media phone calls in Khost Province
The Taliban police headquarters in Khost province issued a written directive Saturday to the media, declaring a ban on any...
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