Taliban close art classes and private tuition centers over female student enrollment
The Taliban have closed a workshop running art classes in Kabul and three private tuition centers because female students were...
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Taliban broadcasts explainer on ‘retribution’ punishments after supreme leader declares women to be stoned to death
The Taliban has doubled down on its commitment to enforce brutal punishments, including stoning women to death for adultery, with...
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‘Our hands are empty, but our will is strong’: Women who survived the first Taliban regime inspire the next generation with a secret school
Monira was only nine years old when the Taliban first took control of Afghanistan in the 1990s. Back then, as...
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Cases of tuberculosis slightly fall in Nangarhar
Nangarhar province has seen a slight decrease in the number of recorded tuberculosis cases year on year for 2023, according...
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Taliban threatens broadcaster with shutdown and arrests if women join journalism training
Local Taliban officials have threatened a media network in Nangarhar province with shutdown and widespread arrests after women attended media...
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Afghan girls grapple with crushing despair as their third Nawruz passes without hope of an education
Basira’s* dreams were beyond the stars - literally. She wanted to be an astronaut. But she’s only graduated from the...
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Women in Nangarhar banned by local Taliban from selling bangles in street stalls
Local Taliban authorities in Nangarhar province have banned women from selling jewellery accessories at market stalls, according to multiple sources.
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Taliban allegedly using fake female social media accounts to portray widespread support from Afghan women
An analysis of women’s social media accounts on X, formerly Twitter, has revealed some accounts purporting to be women may...
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Afghan artists make urgent appeal in open letter to Germany to safeguard them from the Taliban
Female artists from Afghanistan have penned an urgent plea to the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, for support to protect women's...
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AfJC annual report highlights ongoing widespread violations of journalists’ rights despite fewer journalists and reports of abuse
The AfJC said it has documented 139 incidents of media and journalists' right violations, including 80 threats against journalists for...
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