“I paint my sorrows and those of girls imprisoned in Afghanistan.” The life of an Afghan woman painter
I am an ambitious, dreamy girl from Afghanistan who has always aspired to be a positive personality with the ultimate...
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Taliban opens religious school for girls banned from higher education
Up to 200 girls will be able to attend a new religious school named after the former Taliban supreme leader...
Taliban enforce ban on girls taking university entrance exam
The National Examinations Department has confirmed that only boys will be allowed to take this year’s national entrance exam known...
“I’ve never met anyone who is as brave as he is.” An exclusive interview with, Aleksandra Mostovaja, Mortaza Behboudi’s wife
Alesandra: I am Aleksandra Mostovaja, Mortaza Behboudi’s wife. I live in Denmark. I study architecture at the Danish Royal Academy...
Water scarcity in Kabul adds to pressure on women and children
Residents of the Asya Bini of Regression area in west Kabul, say the company has demanded customers pay 20,000 Afghanis...
Pregnant woman raped and murdered in Herat; Three suspects publicly executed
A Taliban official confirmed reports that three men sexually assaulted a woman pregnant with twins then murdered her along with...
A father wants to sell his kidney so his daughter can go to university
On May first, Shukria Rezayi* checked her email account nervously. After weeks of waiting, she had almost given up hope....
Over the past five days, seven women have been murdered or killed themselves in Afghanistan
In Kunduz Province, a young pregnant woman killed herself and her unborn child by drinking acid. According to local sources,...
Taliban stop educational activities of foreign organizations
The Taliban Education Department has ordered all foreign organizations including NGOs to end educational programs.
Badghis radio station teaches high school lessons over the airwaves
In Badghis province, a group of girls gather around a radio. It’s three o’clock on a Saturday afternoon and they...
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