Despair sets in after Afghan women banned from studying in health sector
It was midnight when the dormitory erupted with bad news. Some of the women couldn’t stop crying after hearing the...
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Afghan women’s rights activists secretly celebrate Yalda Night in protest of Taliban’s restrictions
Afghan women's rights activists have secretly celebrated Yalda Night in Kabul and Herat as a form of protest against the...
Bamyan’s mental health crisis deepens with thousands seeking support for severe depression
Data from a provincial hospital in Afghanistan shows girls and women are seeking medical support for mental health at staggeringly...
Taliban shuts down and seals all women-only cafés in Herat
The Taliban vice and virtue police have shut down and sealed all women-only coffee shops in Herat city on Tuesday,...
Taliban restrictions force 12 TV stations to shut down in Afghanistan in the past year, reports media watchdog
The Taliban's media restrictions have resulted in the closure of at least 12 television stations in Afghanistan over the past...
Taliban publicly whips 35, including eight women, across multiple provinces in the past week
The Taliban forces have publicly whipped 35 people, including eight women, in Jawzjan, Takhar, Nangarhar, Ghazni and Kunar provinces over...
Taliban publicly whips a woman and man in Nangarhar
The Taliban forces have publicly whipped a woman and a man in Behsood district of Nangarhar province on charges of...
Afghan female students move to Scotland to pursue medical education
Zahra was preparing for second semester final exams of her medical degree at Kateb University in Kabul when she was...
Taliban orders female students in Badakhshan to wear all-covering hijab
The Taliban have directed female students in health institutions in Badakhshan to wear all-covering black Arabic hijabs and gloves instead...
Taliban morality police bar women from Kabul buses for not wearing masks
The Taliban vice and virtue police have prevented women and girls from boarding city buses for not wearing masks in...
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